Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 1.8% – What’s Next?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price fell 1.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $167.18 and last traded at $178.59. 11,125,863 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 29% from the average session volume of 8,607,561 shares. The stock had previously closed at $181.82.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho raised their price target on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup upped their price target on Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $176.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $145.34. The stock has a market cap of $68.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.39, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its position in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Avion Wealth lifted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.