Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 7.2% – What’s Next?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price fell 7.2% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $294.39 and last traded at $300.4380. 7,275,829 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 5% from the average session volume of 6,912,191 shares. The stock had previously closed at $323.92.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $260.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Down 7.2%

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 firm has a market capitalization of $115.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.49, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 2.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $311.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $239.44.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter worth $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 19.8% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently 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.