Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Up 1.1% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) rose 1.1% on Monday . The stock traded as high as $258.90 and last traded at $257.68. Approximately 5,359,363 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 11% from the average daily volume of 6,042,146 shares. The stock had previously closed at $254.89.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights Vertiv’s strategic position in the AI build‑out and its $15 billion order backlog, arguing that this backlog gives 12–24 months of revenue visibility and supports long‑term growth expectations. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv announced a commercial tie‑up with Hut 8 and is pushing modular power solutions aimed at accelerating AI data center deployments — a direct revenue opportunity as hyperscalers and colo players scale GPU capacity. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv and Generate Capital launched a Bring Your Own Power & Cooling (BYOP&C) collaboration to finance, own and deploy complete power + cooling stacks in constrained U.S. markets — this can speed customer deployments and convert backlog into installed revenue. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv completed a $2.1B senior note offering and closed a $2.5B revolving credit facility (debut note offering with investment‑grade rating) — improves liquidity and supports large, multi‑quarter project execution. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Product cadence: Vertiv introduced a high‑capacity double‑stack PowerBar Track busway and expanded its digital‑twin capabilities — both address AI data‑center power/thermal constraints and can shorten customer deployment cycles. Read More. | Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management will appear at an upcoming investor conference (fireside chat) — useful for guidance reinforcement and investor Q&A but not an immediate earnings event. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling was disclosed (late Feb filings show the chairman, multiple directors and an EVP sold large blocks, collectively tens of millions of dollars), which can be interpreted as a negative signal or increase free float/near‑term supply pressure. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $198.43 and a 200-day moving average of $173.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $96.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.70, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.02.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at $5,682,244.82. This represents a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 412,467 shares of company stock worth $104,381,911 in the last quarter. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VRT. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.