nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.650-0.670 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.670. The company issued revenue guidance of $783.3 million-$798.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $811.5 million. nVent Electric also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.980-3.080 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NVT has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of nVent Electric from $85.00 to $86.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. KeyCorp increased their price objective on nVent Electric from $80.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of nVent Electric from $91.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of nVent Electric from $76.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $86.33.

nVent Electric Stock Performance

NYSE:NVT opened at $67.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.73. nVent Electric has a fifty-two week low of $56.44 and a fifty-two week high of $86.57. The company has a market cap of $11.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.62, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $70.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.29.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59. nVent Electric had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 14.52%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that nVent Electric will post 3.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

nVent Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.18%. This is a boost from nVent Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. nVent Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 40.82%.

Insider Activity

In other nVent Electric news, Director Jerry W. Burris sold 6,558 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $80.00, for a total transaction of $524,640.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 45,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,603,200. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Sara E. Zawoyski sold 14,505 shares of the firm’s 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 transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 62,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,775,623.40. The trade was a 18.91 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.