Roth Capital Has Positive View of nVent Electric Q2 Earnings

nVent Electric PLC (NYSE:NVT) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of nVent Electric in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, October 17th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now anticipates that the company will earn $0.99 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.95. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $100.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for nVent Electric’s current full-year earnings is $3.04 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for nVent Electric’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.83 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.25 EPS.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $963.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $906.96 million. nVent Electric had a net margin of 17.72% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.82 EPS. nVent Electric has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.860-0.880 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.220-3.300 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of nVent Electric from $99.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of nVent Electric from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $102.00 price target (up previously from $85.00) on shares of nVent Electric in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of nVent Electric in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of nVent Electric from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, nVent Electric presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.71.

nVent Electric Price Performance

NYSE:NVT opened at $100.17 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $16.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.54, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.38. nVent Electric has a one year low of $41.71 and a one year high of $102.31. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $94.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On nVent Electric

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NVT. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in nVent Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. Trust Co. of Vermont grew its holdings in nVent Electric by 57.8% during the 2nd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in nVent Electric by 1,202.9% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in nVent Electric by 222.2% during the 2nd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 435 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hughes Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in nVent Electric during the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Randolph A. Wacker sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.09, for a total value of $267,270.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 27,525 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,452,202.25. This represents a 9.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Aravind Padmanabhan sold 24,534 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.00, for a total transaction of $2,208,060.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 12,063 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,085,670. The trade was a 67.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 261,111 shares of company stock worth $23,367,520 in the last quarter. 2.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

nVent Electric Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, October 17th will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 17th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. nVent Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.79%.

nVent Electric Company Profile

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.