NVT nVent Electric plc
$158.05
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 93.7% above fair value

You pay $158.05
Bear $48.33
Fair $81.61
Bull $117.83
Bear $48.33 -69.4% 9% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $81.61 -48.4% 14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $117.83 -25.4% 19% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (14% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 78.6x
Market is pricing in (growth) 29.5% vs 14.3% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $189.82 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $81.61 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $189.82 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 76% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions