Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 1.7% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price fell 1.7% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $307.30 and last traded at $314.2930. 5,341,064 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 23% from the average session volume of 6,967,533 shares. The stock had previously closed at $319.78.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on VRT. Fox Advisors raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $260.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $304.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.17. The company has a market capitalization of $120.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.97, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,457 shares in the last quarter. WD Rutherford LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% during the 4th quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 191.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,391,000 after purchasing an additional 135,313 shares in the last quarter. 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.