Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Up 1.6% – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) were up 1.6% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $174.87 and last traded at $172.3550. Approximately 5,244,688 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 40% from the average daily volume of 8,716,479 shares. The stock had previously closed at $169.57.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their target price on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Glj Research assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Cowen set a $210.00 price target on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.2%

The stock has a market cap of $69.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.30, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The business’s fifty day moving average is $170.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $140.27.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 9.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were 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 owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its position in Vertiv by 1,560.0% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at $30,000. 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.