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BN · rank #18 · 2026-10-22

NVT

NYSE · $23.65B (USD)

SignalBuy1.5strength 1.5 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
AI data center power cooling
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
0.11
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+29.9%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+12.5%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+12.4%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
+0.1%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
1.03
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
2.83×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+39.1%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
+25%
Market cap (USD)$23.65B

The AI research card

Independent qualitative review of each pick before the order is placed. On the rare day the research service is unavailable, the paper book trades on the quant ranking alone and no card appears here.

Summary

nVent Electric provides liquid-cooling systems, rear-door heat exchangers, enclosures, and engineered power-distribution solutions critical for high-density AI data centers.

Rationale

The quant signal is validated by ~30% forward revenue growth, a $2.5 billion backlog extending through 2026–2027, raised full-year guidance, and key platform integrations like the AMD Helios AI rack.

Material risks

  • 1Major hyperscale customers could build liquid-cooling and power-distribution solutions in-house or adopt rival standardized rack architectures.
  • 2Execution and leverage risk following the $1.75 billion Maverick Power acquisition and associated $800 million debt issuance.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed