Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 2.1% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price fell 2.1% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $306.00 and last traded at $324.5070. 6,055,543 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 12% from the average session volume of 6,908,622 shares. The stock had previously closed at $331.44.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VRT. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a PE ratio of 75.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $311.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $239.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SFE Investment Counsel increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% in the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Pincus Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Pincus Capital Management LP now owns 4,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.