Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 3.5% – Time to Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price shot up 3.5% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $162.37 and last traded at $159.72. 9,688,189 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 12% from the average session volume of 8,639,427 shares. The stock had previously closed at $154.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. TD Cowen increased their target price on Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $211.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $176.46 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.29. The firm has a market cap of $61.07 billion, a PE ratio of 60.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was 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 directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Finivi Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 0.8% in the third quarter. Finivi Inc. now owns 13,704 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,067,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 2,014.9% in the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 40,501 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,110,000 after purchasing an additional 38,586 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 34.7% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after buying an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 14,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $987,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.