Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Raised to “Strong-Buy” at BMO Capital Markets

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) was upgraded by BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Sunday, Zacks reports.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on VRT. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Zacks Research cut shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price target on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.96.

Vertiv Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $253.43 on Friday. Vertiv has a 12 month low of $147.82 and a 12 month high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The business’s 50 day moving average is $260.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $290.71. The company has a market cap of $97.57 billion, a PE ratio of 57.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 2.05.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv will post 6.73 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. SFE Investment Counsel raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the first quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Vertiv by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 41.4% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pincus Capital Management LP raised its position in Vertiv by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Pincus Capital Management LP now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co provides digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks, and other technology-intensive facilities. The company helps customers design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure that supports the availability, performance, and efficiency of critical digital systems.

Its product portfolio includes power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, switchgear, busways, racks, integrated modular systems, and data center infrastructure.