Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 2.5% – Time to Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares rose 2.5% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $180.37 and last traded at $176.91. Approximately 4,461,456 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 18% from the average daily volume of 5,429,943 shares. The stock had previously closed at $172.54.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target slightly to $225 but kept an “overweight” rating, still implying significant upside vs. the current level — a reaffirmation from a large bank that supports investor confidence. JPMorgan cuts PT to $225, keeps overweight
• Positive Sentiment: Industry piece highlighting data-center cooling demand (driven by high-power AI chips such as NVIDIA H100) underscores a structural tailwind for Vertiv’s cooling and power infrastructure offerings. 3 Stocks Are Betting on Data Center Cooling
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks includes Vertiv on lists of AI/infra names to consider, reinforcing the narrative that Vertiv benefits from accelerating AI-related capex into data-center power and cooling. Best AI Stocks to Buy Now
• Positive Sentiment: Separate Zacks coverage highlights Vertiv as a strong momentum stock, which can attract momentum-driven flows and help lift the share price near-term. Why VRT is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes increased investor attention to VRT, a sign of elevated flow/interest but not by itself directional on fundamentals. Vertiv Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting mixed analyst views and headline pieces (Globe and Mail / MSN) reflects differing takes across brokers — creates near-term volatility but also liquidity for trend-followers. Analysts Conflicted on These Industrial Goods Names
• Negative Sentiment: Comparative pieces (VRT vs. APH) highlight peers like Amphenol gaining from liquid-cooling and datacom strength, suggesting competitive pressure and potential relative underperformance risk. VRT vs APH: Which Is the Better Buy?

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Barclays raised Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $181.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $211.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $182.48.

Vertiv Price Performance

The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.47. The company has a market capitalization of $67.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

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

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 2.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,173,000 after purchasing an additional 189,484 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,082,000 after purchasing an additional 219,970 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 20.9% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $538,132,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.