Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Up 3.8% – Time to Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares shot up 3.8% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $245.41 and last traded at $243.36. 6,433,708 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 4% from the average session volume of 6,179,138 shares. The stock had previously closed at $234.53.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.8%

The firm’s fifty day moving average is $179.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.03. The firm has a market cap of $93.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 52.91%. Vertiv’s revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $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 through this link. 5.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. DV Equities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,000. J. Goldman & Co LP bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $19,415,000. GAM Holding AG acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $695,000. Coatue Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $134,298,000. Finally, Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 19.9% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Capital Advisors L.L.C. now owns 29,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,700,000 after acquiring an additional 4,808 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by 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.