Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 3.8% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) were up 3.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $245.41 and last traded at $243.36. Approximately 6,433,708 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 4% from the average daily volume of 6,179,138 shares. The stock had previously closed at $234.53.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. KGI Securities raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.8%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $179.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $165.03. The company has a market capitalization of $93.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 52.91% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Avion Wealth lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.