nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.51x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for NVT is 1.23. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NVT is 162.46M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.57% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NVT on April 23, 2025 was 2.56M shares.
NVT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has surged by 3.97 when compared to previous closing price of 48.33, but the company has seen a 0.56% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-21 that LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) (“nVent”), a global leader in electrical connection and protection solutions, will report first quarter 2025 financial results on Friday, May 2, 2025. The financial results will be posted on the company’s website at http://investors.nvent.com. The company will issue an alert over a news wire when the earnings materials are publicly available, including a link to those documents. The company will also hold a conference call with analysts an.
NVT’s Market Performance
nVent Electric plc (NVT) has seen a 0.56% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -12.04% decline in the past month and a -32.89% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.10%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.86% for NVT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.16% for NVT’s stock, with a -25.23% simple moving average for the past 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 -10.84% 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 -41.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.10%, as shares sank -14.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.97% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NVT rose by +0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $50.84. In addition, nVent Electric plc saw -26.28% 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 3.16. 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
In conclusion, nVent Electric plc (NVT) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
