Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Receives $180.48 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $180.4762.

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $165.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $202.45. The company has a 50 day moving average of $175.00 and a 200-day moving average of $150.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’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 earnings per share. 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, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were given a $0.0625 dividend. This is a boost 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Financial Management Professionals Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Avion Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. 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.