Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Hits New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) reached a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $372.16 and last traded at $363.3160, with a volume of 83444 shares. The stock had previously closed at $367.13.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on VRT. Citigroup upped their target price on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Mizuho upped their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. HSBC began coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price for the company. Finally, Zacks Research cut Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $284.86.

Vertiv Stock Up 1.3%

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $286.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $221.67. The company has a market capitalization of $142.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during 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 revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 6.28%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at $5,682,244.82. This represents a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 187.8% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 6,947 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in Vertiv by 272.7% during the third quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its position in Vertiv by 191.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,391,000 after acquiring an additional 135,313 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 131.3% during the third quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,191,000 after acquiring an additional 12,007 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its position in Vertiv by 94.4% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 918,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,520,000 after acquiring an additional 445,785 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.