Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, twenty have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $237.45.

A number of research firms have commented on VRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $281.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, March 14th.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $261.22 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $239.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $194.64. Vertiv has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $282.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock has a market cap of $99.94 billion, a PE ratio of 76.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 25.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $567,000. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 74.2% during the 2nd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 5,799 shares of the company’s stock worth $745,000 after purchasing an additional 2,471 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 109.6% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $514,000 after buying an additional 2,092 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 29.8% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $289,000 after buying an additional 517 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.