nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for nVent Electric in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.66 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for nVent Electric's current full-year earnings is $3.03 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for nVent Electric's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.91 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.33 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also recently commented on NVT. Citigroup reduced their price target on nVent Electric from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 13th. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of nVent Electric from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of nVent Electric from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of nVent Electric from $76.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $86.33.
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nVent Electric stock opened at $67.85 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $70.24. nVent Electric has a 52-week low of $56.44 and a 52-week high of $86.57. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.62, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.26.
nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59. nVent Electric had a return on equity of 14.52% and a net margin of 10.09%.
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $0.20 dividend. This is a boost from nVent Electric's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. nVent Electric's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 40.82%.
In other news, CFO Sara E. Zawoyski sold 14,505 shares of nVent Electric stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $76.76, for a total transaction of $1,113,403.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 62,215 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,775,623.40. The trade was a 18.91 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jerry W. Burris sold 6,558 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total value of $524,640.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 45,040 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,603,200. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of nVent Electric by 91.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 378 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in nVent Electric during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of nVent Electric during the third quarter worth $29,000. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of nVent Electric by 280.0% in the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 418 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank raised its position in shares of nVent Electric by 57.3% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 612 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
nVent Electric plc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, markets, installs, and services electrical connection and protection solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Enclosures, Electrical & Fastening Solutions, and Thermal Management.
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