nVent Electric (NVT) Climbs Over 14% on Raised Sales Growth

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nVent Electric grew its share prices by 14.45 percent week-on-week as investor sentiment was boosted by an optimistic outlook for the year.

Encouraged by strong sales and order volumes during the past quarters, nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) raised its sales growth for full-year 2025 to 24 to 26 percent, from the 19 to 21 percent projected previously.

The new guidance range represents 8 to 10 percent organic sales growth versus prior guidance of 5 to 7 percent.

Full-year GAAP EPS was also pegged at $2.48 to $2.56 while adjusted EPS was projected to hit $3.22 to $3.30. These compare with previous guidance of $2.48 to $2.58 on a GAAP basis, and adjusted EPS of $3.03 to $3.13.

In the third quarter alone, sales were targeted to hit 27 to 29 percent, with organic sales growth of 11 to 13 percent.

GAAP EPS was targeted at $0.67 to $0.69, while adjusted EPS was expected at $0.86 to $0.88.

In the first half of the year, net income jumped by 117 percent to $470.2 million from $216.1 million in the same period last year, while revenues grew by 20 percent to $1.77 billion from $1.47 billion year-on-year.

Net income in the second quarter, however, dipped by 1.3 percent to $109.5 million from $111 million year-on-year, while revenues increased by 30 percent to $963.1 million from $739.8 million year-on-year.

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