Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading 1.5% Higher – Should You Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price rose 1.5% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $175.21 and last traded at $172.6460. Approximately 3,641,179 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 39% from the average daily volume of 5,924,534 shares. The stock had previously closed at $170.03.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. KGI Securities upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.38.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.5%

The company has a market cap of $66.01 billion, a PE ratio of 65.15, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $171.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $153.91.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv in the second quarter worth $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $459,284,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 148.0% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,885,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091,210 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 102.7% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026,837 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by 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.