NVT nVent Electric plc
$164.66
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 107.8% above fair value

You pay $164.66
Bear $46.92
Fair $79.23
Bull $114.39
Bear $46.92 -71.5% 9% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $79.23 -51.9% 14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $114.39 -30.5% 19% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (14% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 81.8x

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 $180.29 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $79.23 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $180.29 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 75% 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