Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 1.3% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price was down 1.3% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $161.91 and last traded at $162.22. Approximately 2,559,021 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 70% from the average daily volume of 8,487,389 shares. The stock had previously closed at $164.34.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wolfe Research cut Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $181.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Price Performance

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $174.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $150.81. The company has a market cap of $62.02 billion, a PE ratio of 61.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 2.03. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value 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 trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VRT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $459,284,000. Amundi grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in Vertiv by 148.0% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,885,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091,210 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.