nVent Electric plc stock [NYSE: NVT] traded up by 8.73 percent on Friday, July 31, 2026, following upbeat infrastructure demand and electrification growth headlines. Clear Street launched coverage with a Buy rating and a $250 price target, calling for NVT sales growth more than twice peers on AI data center and grid spending. Baird started coverage at Outperform and a $188 target, pointing to Nvidia-endorsed liquid cooling and strong growth. RBC lifted its NVT target to $193 and reiterated Outperform, leaning on strong expected Q2 organic growth. Wolfe Research raised its NVT target to $191, arguing conservative guidance sets up future FY26 raises and better margins despite startup costs. Goldman Sachs removed NVT from its US Conviction List without turning negative. The stock swung between about $130 and the high $160s over recent weeks, with the latest close near $157, an intraday high at $167.74 on 2026/07/31, and a low of $130.97 on 2026/07/29. Revenue runs around $3.89B with an EBIT margin of 22.5%, gross margin near 37%, return on equity in the mid-teens, price/earnings ratio around 18.2, total debt to equity at 0.41, and interest coverage of 16.