Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Lowered to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Glj Research raised Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $333.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $321.56 and a 200-day moving average of $249.52. Vertiv has a one year low of $110.06 and a one year high of $379.93. The company has a market cap of $128.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $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. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VRT. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vertiv by 211.3% during the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp increased its position in Vertiv by 624.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

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.