Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Falls 3.4% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price was down 3.4% on Monday. The stock traded as low as $242.52 and last traded at $244.6180. Approximately 4,258,821 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 34% from the average session volume of 6,460,692 shares. The stock had previously closed at $253.28.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Vertiv from $418.00 to $337.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $340.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Glj Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $381.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $357.08.

Vertiv Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of $265.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $291.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $94.18 billion, a PE ratio of 55.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.07.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 5.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sachetta LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 41.4% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 87.3% in the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co provides digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks, and other technology-intensive facilities. The company helps customers design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure that supports the availability, performance, and efficiency of critical digital systems.

Its product portfolio includes power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, switchgear, busways, racks, integrated modular systems, and data center infrastructure.