Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 2.3% – What’s Next?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shot up 2.3% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $270.91 and last traded at $264.8060. 7,308,386 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 12% from the average session volume of 6,550,670 shares. The stock had previously closed at $258.88.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Up 2.3%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $213.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $180.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.02.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 7.33%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. This trade represents a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. World Investment Advisors lifted its position in Vertiv by 34.5% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,457 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,046,000 after buying an additional 1,656 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $219,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 38,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,190,000 after acquiring an additional 5,802 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 63.8% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 463,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,201,000 after acquiring an additional 180,538 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Redwood Family Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $341,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.