The stock of nVent Electric plc (NVT) has gone down by -0.25% for the week, with a 9.67% rise in the past month and a 37.66% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.98%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.35% for NVT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.26% for NVT’s stock, with a simple moving average of 8.66% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) Right Now?
nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 20.61x compared to its average ratio. NVT has 36-month beta value of 1.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NVT is 162.44M, and currently, short sellers hold a 4.90% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NVT on July 02, 2025 was 2.09M shares.
NVT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) has dropped by -1.49 compared to previous close of 73.25. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.25% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-12 that Vertiv Holdings and nVent Electric are well-known players in the Data Center Infrastructure market. Let’s find out which one is a better investment option.
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 11.49% 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 -11.51% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NVT starting from Heath Lynnette R, who sale 4,041 shares at the price of $61.35 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, Heath Lynnette R now owns 32,665 shares of nVent Electric plc, valued at $247,915 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NVT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for nVent Electric plc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 7.63, with 4.04 for asset returns.
Based on nVent Electric plc (NVT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.35. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.44.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 681.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.87.
Conclusion
To put it simply, nVent Electric plc (NVT) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
