nVent Electric vs Zebra Technologies
NVT and ZBRA side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NVT and ZBRA compare
nVent Electric is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Zebra Technologies ($20.4B against $17.1B).
On earnings, nVent Electric is cheaper: it trades at 30.4× trailing earnings, against 33.1× for Zebra Technologies.
nVent Electric grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (48.0% versus 12.7% for Zebra Technologies).
nVent Electric keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.8% compared with 9.2% at Zebra Technologies.
nVent Electric pays a dividend yielding 0.50%; Zebra Technologies does not pay one.
nVent Electric scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 10 for Zebra Technologies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NVT | ZBRA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $20.4B | $17.1B |
| Share price | $125.98 | $361.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 18.5% | 33.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 239% | −40.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.30 | 1.63 |
| Employees | 12K | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.4× (better) | 33.1× |
| P/S | 3.9× | 2.9× (better) |
| P/B | – | 5.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.8× | 18.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 31.7× | 18.9× (better) |
| PEG | 1.39 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 5.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $119.23 | $344.42 |
| Margin of safety | −5.7% | −4.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 48.0% (better) | 12.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.3% (better) | 3.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 12.9% (better) | −1.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 14.0% (better) | 3.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.6% | 49.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 17.8% (better) | 14.7% |
| Net margin | 12.8% (better) | 9.2% |
| FCF margin | 12.1% | 15.5% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 15.3% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.81 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.12 (better) | 2.44 |
| Current ratio | 2.40 (better) | 0.52 |
| Altman Z-score | 4.73 (better) | 3.62 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.50% | – |
| Payout ratio | 19.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.7% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.49% | 5.3% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.99% | 5.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 91.0% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 0.80% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$51.1M | −$2.0M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- NVT stock overview
- NVT income statement
- NVT valuation and score
- ZBRA stock overview
- ZBRA income statement
- ZBRA valuation and score
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