Analysts Set Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) PT at $177.86

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $178.3810.

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $192.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $182.65 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $202.45. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $173.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $142.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, 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 transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% during the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.