Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading 8.1% Higher – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price shot up 8.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $372.00 and last traded at $367.5740. 7,256,439 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 2% from the average session volume of 7,123,326 shares. The stock had previously closed at $339.97.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on VRT. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target for the company. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $344.00 to $356.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $281.29.

Vertiv Trading Up 8.1%

The company has a market cap of $141.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 2.09. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $280.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $217.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $7,527,850.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This trade represents a 46.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 826,281 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after buying an additional 235,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is 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.