Roth Capital Weighs in on Vertiv’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:VRT)

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) – Analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vertiv in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now expects that the company will earn $0.83 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.82. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $157.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertiv’s current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vertiv’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on VRT. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 11th. Mizuho increased their price objective on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Vertiv from $132.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Melius Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $137.89.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $143.11 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $120.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.28. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. The company has a market cap of $54.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.75.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a yield of 0.14%. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 5,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.33, for a total value of $518,815.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 18,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,777,837.51. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total value of $5,059,801.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 9,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,106,292.33. This represents a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GW&K Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the first quarter worth $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its position in Vertiv by 4,120.0% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in Vertiv by 242.0% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $33,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.