Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Up 2.2% – Should You Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shot up 2.2% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $328.58 and last traded at $322.6780. 6,122,785 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 12% from the average session volume of 6,963,147 shares. The stock had previously closed at $315.71.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Fox Advisors raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen raised Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Barclays upped their price target on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.3%

The company has a 50 day moving average of $307.01 and a 200-day moving average of $236.04. 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 has a market cap of $128.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.03.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 58.3% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 211.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp increased its holdings in Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.