What is William Blair’s Forecast for Vertiv FY2025 Earnings?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) – Research analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vertiv in a research report issued on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst B. Drab now forecasts that the company will earn $4.10 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.80. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertiv’s current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Vertiv’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

VRT has been the topic of several other reports. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays upped their price target on Vertiv from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Melius upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Glj Research started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.7%

Shares of VRT opened at $193.00 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $148.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $125.35. Vertiv has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $194.00. The stock has a market cap of $73.70 billion, a PE ratio of 72.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.66%.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.