Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 11.1% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) traded down 11.1% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $316.51 and last traded at $318.38. Approximately 10,240,454 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 49% from the average daily volume of 6,886,338 shares. The stock had previously closed at $357.96.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on VRT. Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen upped their price target on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Loop Capital initiated coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Down 11.1%

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 company has a market cap of $122.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $322.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $251.27.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. State Street Corp grew its position in Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th 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 increased its stake in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $808,701,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,715,000 after buying an additional 491,349 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.