Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 3.4% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) dropped 3.4% during trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $242.52 and last traded at $244.6180. 4,258,821 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 34% from the average daily volume of 6,460,692 shares. The stock had previously closed at $253.28.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research cut Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Citigroup reduced their target price on Vertiv from $414.00 to $358.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Evercore set a $375.00 price target on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $357.08.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $265.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $291.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $94.18 billion, a PE ratio of 55.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.07.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,188,030. The trade was a 48.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sachetta LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% in the first 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. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 87.3% during the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co provides digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks, and other technology-intensive facilities. The company helps customers design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure that supports the availability, performance, and efficiency of critical digital systems.

Its product portfolio includes power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, switchgear, busways, racks, integrated modular systems, and data center infrastructure.