Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 7.6% – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) fell 7.6% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $312.11 and last traded at $306.4150. 1,003,744 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 85% from the average session volume of 6,858,423 shares. The stock had previously closed at $331.44.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America raised their price target on Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup raised their price target on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $122.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 2.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $310.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $238.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. DV Trading LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 127.4% during the first quarter. DV Trading LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $331,000 after buying an additional 740 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 18.1% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 9,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,397,000 after buying an additional 1,463 shares during the period. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 44.5% during the first quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,163 shares of the company’s stock valued at $793,000 after buying an additional 974 shares during the period. Glenmede Trust Co. NA purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at $890,000. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at $271,000. 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.