LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI Raises Stock Holdings in nVent Electric PLC $NVT

LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI boosted its stake in nVent Electric PLC (NYSE:NVT) by 3.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 164,409 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,091 shares during the quarter. nVent Electric comprises approximately 1.6% of LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI owned approximately 0.10% of nVent Electric worth $16,217,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NVT. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of nVent Electric during the 2nd quarter valued at $234,290,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in nVent Electric by 146.0% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,195,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $234,074,000 after acquiring an additional 1,896,749 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its position in nVent Electric by 29.5% during the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 3,113,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,096,000 after purchasing an additional 709,464 shares in the last quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC raised its position in nVent Electric by 26.8% during the second quarter. Champlain Investment Partners LLC now owns 2,260,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,563,000 after purchasing an additional 477,135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiduciary Management Inc. WI lifted its stake in nVent Electric by 38.1% during the first quarter. Fiduciary Management Inc. WI now owns 2,120,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,142,000 after purchasing an additional 585,449 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.05% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on nVent Electric from $117.00 to $133.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $130.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of nVent Electric in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of nVent Electric from $114.00 to $131.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Barclays increased their target price on shares of nVent Electric from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, KeyCorp boosted their price target on shares of nVent Electric from $103.00 to $114.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and nine have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $123.25.

nVent Electric Price Performance

Shares of nVent Electric stock opened at $101.49 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $104.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.30. nVent Electric PLC has a 12-month low of $41.71 and a 12-month high of $117.52. The firm has a market cap of $16.38 billion, a PE ratio of 27.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.32. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.03. nVent Electric had a return on equity of 14.29% and a net margin of 16.83%.The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.01 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.63 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 34.8% compared to the same quarter last year. nVent Electric has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.870-0.890 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.310-3.330 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that nVent Electric PLC will post 3.04 EPS for the current year.

nVent Electric Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 6th. Investors of record on Friday, January 23rd will be issued a $0.21 dividend. This is an increase from nVent Electric’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 23rd. nVent Electric’s dividend payout ratio is 22.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Beth Wozniak sold 4,137 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.35, for a total value of $456,517.95. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,984 shares in the company, valued at $5,295,034.40. The trade was a 7.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Sara E. Zawoyski sold 115,557 shares of nVent Electric stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.78, for a total value of $13,032,518.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 66,680 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,520,170.40. This represents a 63.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 163,228 shares of company stock valued at $18,345,001 over the last ninety days. 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.