Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 3.8% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) traded down 3.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $180.51 and last traded at $183.4030. 5,746,054 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 35% from the average session volume of 8,774,750 shares. The stock had previously closed at $190.71.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, KGI Securities upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $70.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The company’s 50 day moving average is $157.38 and its 200 day moving average is $131.21.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 in the last three months. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Lyell Wealth Management LP increased its stake in Vertiv by 0.9% in the third quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 106,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,000,000 after purchasing an additional 994 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.9% during the third quarter. Eagle Bluffs Wealth Management LLC now owns 43,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,624,000 after buying an additional 801 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 281.0% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after buying an additional 885 shares during the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the third quarter valued at about $117,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 32.2% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.