18,068 Shares in nVent Electric PLC $NVT Bought by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in nVent Electric PLC (NYSE:NVT) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 18,068 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,782,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of nVent Electric by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. BCS Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $654,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its holdings in nVent Electric by 1.1% during the third quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 10,242 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in nVent Electric by 1.9% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $605,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in nVent Electric by 3.6% in the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in nVent Electric by 4.2% in the third quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. 90.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on NVT. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of nVent Electric in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on nVent Electric from $111.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price target (up previously from $115.00) on shares of nVent Electric in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of nVent Electric from $103.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $136.00 price objective on shares of nVent Electric in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $123.63.

Insider Activity at nVent Electric

In other nVent Electric news, CEO Beth Wozniak sold 4,137 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.35, for a total value of $456,517.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,295,034.40. The trade was a 7.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Greg Scheu sold 5,591 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.04, for a total value of $581,687.64. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 14,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,492,765.92. This represents a 28.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

nVent Electric Stock Down 0.9%

NVT opened at $112.85 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.24, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.33. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $107.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.43. nVent Electric PLC has a 52 week low of $41.71 and a 52 week high of $120.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

nVent Electric (NYSE:NVT) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.01. nVent Electric had a net margin of 16.83% and a return on equity of 14.29%. The firm had revenue of $1.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 41.9% on a year-over-year basis. nVent Electric has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.900-0.930 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.000-4.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that nVent Electric PLC will post 3.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

nVent Electric Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 6th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 23rd were paid a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 23rd. This is an increase from nVent Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. nVent Electric’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.14%.

More nVent Electric News

Here are the key news stories impacting nVent Electric this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 topline and EPS beat: Revenue of $1.07B vs. $1.00B consensus and EPS $0.90 vs. $0.89 — revenue was up ~42% year-over-year and margins/ROE remained healthy, supporting growth and profitability narratives. MarketBeat — Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue guidance is stronger-than-expected: FY 2026 revenue guided to $4.5B–$4.6B vs. Street ~$4.4B — this suggests continued demand and supports upside to sales-driven valuation. GlobeNewswire — Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Company furnished full Q4 press release, slide deck and 8‑K on its IR site — useful for digging into segment-level trends and backlog but not new to investors beyond the headline beats/guidance. GlobeNewswire — Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings presentation / slides posted — helpful for color on regional/segment performance and margin drivers. Seeking Alpha — Q4 Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Third‑party metric review (Zacks) offers context on key ratios vs. expectations and prior year — useful for modeling but contains no new company disclosures. Zacks — Key Metrics Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed / slightly cautious EPS guide for Q1: management set Q1 2026 EPS at $0.900–$0.930 (consensus ~ $0.920) — the lower bound sits below consensus, which could temper near-term multiple expansion despite strong revenue guidance. Seeking Alpha — Q4 Presentation

nVent Electric Profile

nVent Electric PLC is a global manufacturer of electrical connection, protection and thermal management solutions. The company designs, engineers and produces a broad portfolio of products aimed at enhancing safety, reliability and performance in electrical systems across a variety of industries. Its core offerings include electrical enclosures, heat tracing systems, grounding and bonding products, cable management, and fastening solutions. nVent serves markets such as commercial and industrial construction, oil and gas, telecommunications, data centers, utilities, and renewable energy.

The company’s electrical enclosures and housing solutions protect sensitive components from environmental hazards, while its Raychem brand heat tracing products provide freeze protection and temperature maintenance for critical piping and equipment.