Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 1.6% – What’s Next?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price was down 1.6% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $315.68 and last traded at $318.6620. 2,214,696 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 68% from the average session volume of 6,906,193 shares. The stock had previously closed at $323.92.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Zacks Research downgraded Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price for the company. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Glj Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $342.24.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $324.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $264.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market cap of $122.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted 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. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. 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, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 265.6% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,749 shares during the last quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 178.2% in the fourth quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,003,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,110 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 49.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after purchasing an additional 930,158 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth about $125,331,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by 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.