Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 1.3% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price fell 1.3% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $310.10 and last traded at $319.7730. 5,256,517 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 25% from the average session volume of 6,984,501 shares. The stock had previously closed at $323.91.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VRT. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.3%

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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $302.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $232.21. The company has a market capitalization of $122.83 billion, a PE ratio of 80.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. The trade was a 46.74% 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 Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is 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.