Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 3.9% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s share price fell 3.9% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $299.09 and last traded at $299.6130. 4,566,971 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 33% from the average session volume of 6,859,510 shares. The stock had previously closed at $311.93.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on VRT. Loop Capital began coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Barclays lifted their target price on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, HSBC began coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Down 3.9%

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 fifty day simple moving average of $317.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $245.94. The company has a market capitalization of $115.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share 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 the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after acquiring an additional 235,577 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.