Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 6.9% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) traded down 6.9% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $270.31 and last traded at $272.3750. Approximately 5,558,527 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 17% from the average session volume of 6,705,633 shares. The stock had previously closed at $292.43.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VRT. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Vertiv from $418.00 to $337.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $357.83.

Vertiv Trading Down 4.1%

The firm has a market cap of $100.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.13, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.06. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $296.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $286.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid 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 Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.