Brokerages Set Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Target Price at $142.00

Key Points

• Vertiv Holdings Co. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from twenty-seven ratings firms, with average price targets among brokerages set at $142.00.
• The company reported a 35.1% year-over-year revenue increase for the last quarter, with earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95, exceeding analysts' expectations.
• Insider trades indicate significant selling activity, with an executive selling over 41,000 shares, representing a 68.85% decrease in their holdings.

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $142.00.

Several research firms have issued reports on VRT. Glj Research began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.0%

Vertiv stock traded up $1.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $129.23. The company had a trading volume of 6,391,008 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,937,944. The firm has a market cap of $49.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74. Vertiv has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $155.84. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $130.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $105.89.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 14.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This is a boost from Vertiv's previous dividend of $0.01. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 208,955 shares of company stock worth $26,477,307 over the last quarter. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Munro Partners bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $92,261,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 44.6% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 13,986 shares of the company's stock worth $1,778,000 after acquiring an additional 4,314 shares in the last quarter. Nautilus Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $250,000. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Stance Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,490,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.