Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading 3.5% Higher – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares rose 3.5% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $295.34 and last traded at $290.4050. 4,670,778 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 28% from the average session volume of 6,497,045 shares. The stock had previously closed at $280.53.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VRT. Bank of America lifted their target price on Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their price target on shares of Vertiv from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $357.83.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $111.80 billion, a PE ratio of 65.70, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 2.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $282.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $291.47.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 25.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter worth $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.