Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Price Target Lowered to $358.00 at Citigroup

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) had its price objective cut by Citigroup from $414.00 to $358.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price target suggests a potential upside of 57.47% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price target on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Glj Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $337.00 price target on Vertiv and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, TD Cowen boosted 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $339.33.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.9%

NYSE:VRT traded up $4.30 on Thursday, hitting $227.34. The stock had a trading volume of 10,336,375 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,817,047. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $309.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $276.65. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $118.70 and a 1-year high of $379.93. 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 cap of $87.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.04, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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 research analysts expect that Vertiv will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SFE Investment Counsel raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 41.4% during the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pincus Capital Management LP increased its stake in Vertiv by 0.8% in the first 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.52, above the $1.43 analyst consensus and up from $0.95 a year earlier. Revenue increased 24% year over year to $3.27 billion, while operating profit rose 44%. Vertiv Holdings Co. Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised full-year 2026 guidance across key metrics, including EPS of $6.65-$6.75 versus a $6.47 consensus estimate and revenue of approximately $14 billion. Third-quarter revenue guidance of $3.7-$3.9 billion was broadly in line to slightly above expectations. Vertiv Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: The earnings call highlighted accelerating AI infrastructure spending, strong data-center demand and management’s confidence that timing-related factors—not weakening demand—contributed to the quarter’s revenue pressure. Vertiv Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp maintained an “overweight” rating, suggesting substantial upside despite lowering its price target to $325 from $360. Broader Wall Street estimates also remain well above the current trading level. KeyCorp Analyst Action
• Neutral Sentiment: An investor letter from Carillon Tower Advisers identified Vertiv as benefiting from sustained AI infrastructure investment, supporting the longer-term growth thesis but not representing a new company-specific catalyst. Carillon Investor Letter on Vertiv
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue of $3.27 billion fell short of the roughly $3.38 billion consensus estimate. The miss triggered a sharp prior selloff and keeps execution and order timing concerns in focus, particularly given Vertiv’s premium earnings valuation. Vertiv Reports Sales Below Estimates

About Vertiv

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.