Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. nVent Electric plc shares valued at $1,979,566 were sold by Zawoyski Sara E on Aug 05 ’25. At $89.54 per share, Zawoyski Sara E sold 22,109 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 66,640 shares worth approximately $6.01 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Heath Lynnette R sold 17,853 shares, netting a total of over 1,594,732 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $89.33 each, the insider now holds 30,512 shares.
Before that, Lammers Jon D. had sold 119,694 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $10,709,847, the EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary traded nVent Electric plc shares for $89.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 119,694 shares, worth approximately $6.39 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Roth Capital on July 23, 2025, nVent Electric plc [NVT] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $89. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of March 17, 2025, CL King has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for NVT. Earlier on September 04, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for NVT stock which previously was a “a Sector weight”.
Analyzing NVT Stock Performance
On last trading session, nVent Electric plc [NYSE: NVT] rose 0.57% to $90.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $88.2008, but it reached a high of $90.28 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 14.63%. Over the course of the year, nVent Electric plc shares have jumped approximately 40.12%.
Is nVent Electric plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of nVent Electric plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.93 million shares to 8.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.96 million shares. A jump of 10.47% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.7.
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In terms of nVent Electric plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 100 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.45% from the previous closing price of $89.73. Analysts anticipate nVent Electric plc stock to reach 100 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 100. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked nVent Electric plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 11, 2024, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $83.
