Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 8.3% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) were down 8.3% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $330.72 and last traded at $340.3090. Approximately 8,059,523 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 15% from the average daily volume of 7,037,881 shares. The stock had previously closed at $370.94.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Zacks Research downgraded Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.45.

Vertiv Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of $130.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 85.50, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $293.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $225.57.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.28%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares in the company, valued at $8,579,482.32. The trade was a 46.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction 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. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 over the last quarter. 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 stock. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after buying an additional 9,712 shares during the period. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.