Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Up 1.2% – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price rose 1.2% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $179.67 and last traded at $172.86. Approximately 4,094,835 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 26% from the average daily volume of 5,527,793 shares. The stock had previously closed at $170.86.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays raised shares of Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $181.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday, January 2nd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.57.

Vertiv Stock Performance

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’s 50 day moving average price is $170.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $154.34. The stock has a market cap of $66.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 2.06.

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 net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Avion Wealth increased its position in Vertiv by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. 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.