Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 3.1% – Should You Sell?
by Teresa Graham · The Cerbat GemVertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report)’s stock price was down 3.1% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $296.64 and last traded at $300.9490. Approximately 5,332,869 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 28% from the average daily volume of 7,430,263 shares. The stock had previously closed at $310.51.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $285.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research downgraded Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $249.62.
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Vertiv Price Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of $117.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 2.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $257.11 and a 200 day moving average of $202.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Vertiv Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 7.33%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Trading of Vertiv
Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Vertiv Company Profile
Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.
The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.