Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 4.7% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) were down 4.7% on Friday . The company traded as low as $255.51 and last traded at $256.4260. Approximately 81,342,574 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,014% from the average daily volume of 7,303,131 shares. The stock had previously closed at $269.17.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Trading Down 4.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.11 billion, a PE ratio of 75.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 2.02. The business’s 50-day moving average is $220.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $184.05.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company 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 firm earned $0.99 EPS. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. This represents a 64.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Purpose Unlimited Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $356,000. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 34.5% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,046,000 after purchasing an additional 1,656 shares in the last quarter. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at about $219,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 38,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,190,000 after purchasing an additional 5,802 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 63.8% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 463,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,201,000 after buying an additional 180,538 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.