Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 2.6% – What’s Next?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares dropped 2.6% during trading on Wednesday. The company traded as low as $239.64 and last traded at $246.6190. 5,465,241 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 14% from the average session volume of 6,374,228 shares. The stock had previously closed at $253.14.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Sunday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $329.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Glj Research initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “sell” rating and a $188.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $348.24.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $260.48 and a 200-day moving average of $290.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $94.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.60, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.05.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Riversedge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 1,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 236 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 57.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 7,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,907,000 after purchasing an additional 2,839 shares during the last quarter. Cadent Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the third quarter worth $1,903,000. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 45.5% during the third quarter. Cypress Asset Management Inc. TX now owns 2,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $695,000 after purchasing an additional 901 shares during the period. Finally, Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 22.7% in the third quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 1,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co provides digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks, and other technology-intensive facilities. The company helps customers design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure that supports the availability, performance, and efficiency of critical digital systems.

Its product portfolio includes power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, switchgear, busways, racks, integrated modular systems, and data center infrastructure.