Royal Bank Of Canada Lowers Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Price Target to $418.00

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) had its price objective cut by equities researchers at Royal Bank Of Canada from $435.00 to $418.00 in a research report issued on Thursday, Marketbeat reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 44.74% from the stock’s current price.

VRT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays lifted their price target on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Robert W. Baird started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 target price on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $342.73.

Vertiv Stock Down 1.8%

Vertiv stock opened at $288.79 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $320.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $269.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 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. Vertiv has a one year low of $118.70 and a one year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $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 expect that Vertiv will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Sachetta LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 41.4% during 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. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 87.3% in the second quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its stake in Vertiv by 554.2% during the first quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

More Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird upgraded Vertiv to strong-buy and initiated/boosted coverage with a $370 price target, citing strong demand tied to data center growth and AI infrastructure spending. Vertiv rated outperform in new coverage at Baird on data center demand
• Positive Sentiment: Baird’s coverage highlights Vertiv as a key beneficiary of the AI data center power buildout, a theme that investors have been rewarding across infrastructure and cooling names. Vertiv (VRT) Stock: Baird Initiates Coverage With $370 Price Target and Outperform Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to group Vertiv among the stocks positioned to gain from the ongoing AI data center power and cooling spending cycle, which supports the long-term earnings outlook. 3 Stocks Riding the AI Data Center Power Buildout in July
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital trimmed its price target on Vertiv to $418 from $435 but kept an outperform rating, signaling slightly less upside than before while still remaining bullish overall. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Leon Cooperman-related portfolio commentary mentioned Vertiv among other holdings, but it did not add a clear new catalyst for the stock. Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Top 3 Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold

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.