Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 1.4% – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) dropped 1.4% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $356.27 and last traded at $371.0480. Approximately 4,679,752 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 33% from the average daily volume of 7,024,912 shares. The stock had previously closed at $376.23.

Key Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Vertiv to $440 from $370 and kept a buy rating, reinforcing the view that the stock still has meaningful upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also increased its target to $435 from $356 and reiterated outperform, adding to the wave of bullish analyst calls after Vertiv’s strong AI-infrastructure positioning. The Fly
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlight Vertiv as a key winner in AI data-center buildouts, including liquid cooling, high-density thermal management, and power infrastructure, which are all core growth areas for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s acquisition of Strategic Thermal Labs and its partnership work tied to AI campus projects support its long-term growth story by expanding its cooling and thermal capabilities.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.45.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $291.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $224.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $142.52 billion, a PE ratio of 93.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,682,244.82. This represents a 64.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Sachetta LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% in the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% in the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.