Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 8.9% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) traded down 8.9% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $317.94 and last traded at $326.2330. 2,228,034 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 67% from the average daily volume of 6,813,160 shares. The stock had previously closed at $357.96.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Glj Research upgraded Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $322.97 and a 200-day moving average of $251.27. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $125.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.31, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Vertiv by 25.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 19.8% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after acquiring an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter valued at $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.