The stock of nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has increased by 1.53 when compared to last closing price of 52.42. Despite this, the company has experienced a -8.95% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-03-29 that Data center equipment maker Vertiv (VRT -2.65%), healthcare technology specialist GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC -2.08%), and electrical protection and connection products company nVent Electric (NVT -3.11%) are all Nvidia collaborators, and they all focus on the AI growth opportunity. Here’s why and how these stocks are great buys right now.
Is It Worth Investing in nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) Right Now?
nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.02x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.20. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NVT is 162.84M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.82% of that float. On April 02, 2025, the average trading volume of NVT was 2.30M shares.
NVT’s Market Performance
The stock of nVent Electric plc (NVT) has seen a -8.95% decrease in the past week, with a -5.55% drop in the past month, and a -22.90% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.80% for NVT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.14% for NVT stock, with a simple moving average of -23.08% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NVT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NVT stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for NVT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NVT in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $74 based on the research report published on March 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
CL King, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NVT reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for NVT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 17th, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to NVT, setting the target price at $80 in the report published on September 04th of the previous year.
NVT Trading at -13.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NVT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.14%, as shares sank -3.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -26.41% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NVT fell by -8.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -34.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.52. In addition, nVent Electric plc saw -21.92% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NVT starting from Faulconer Michael B, who proposed sale 6,334 shares at the price of $55.43 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Faulconer Michael B now owns shares of nVent Electric plc, valued at $351,123 using the latest closing price.
BURRIS JERRY W, the Director of nVent Electric plc, sale 6,558 shares at $80.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that BURRIS JERRY W is holding 45,040 shares at $524,640 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NVT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for nVent Electric plc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 8.73, with 4.32 for asset returns.
Based on nVent Electric plc (NVT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.7. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 681.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.73.
Conclusion
To sum up, nVent Electric plc (NVT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
