Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 3.8% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) was down 3.8% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $180.51 and last traded at $183.4030. Approximately 5,746,054 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 35% from the average daily volume of 8,774,750 shares. The stock had previously closed at $190.71.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. William Blair started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Trading Down 3.8%

The business’s 50-day moving average price is $157.38 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $131.21. The company has a market capitalization of $70.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.21, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 5.66%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VRT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $459,284,000. Amundi increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,490,000 after purchasing an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,183,000 after buying an additional 2,089,612 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.