Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Vertiv Holdings Co. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 27 ratings firms, with a price target of $142.00 among analysts.
• Insider transactions revealed significant stock sales, including Director Jakki Haussler selling 15,680 shares and Director Steven Reinemund selling 100,000 shares, indicating a decrease in their positions.
• The company reported strong quarterly earnings, with EPS of $0.95, exceeding analyst expectations, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share.

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) have earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-seven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $142.00.

Several analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Melius Research raised Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock traded up $2.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $143.99. 6,677,486 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,273,855. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.99 billion, a PE ratio of 68.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. Vertiv has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $155.84. The business's 50-day moving average is $133.18 and its 200-day moving average is $109.32.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.Vertiv's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 8,804 shares of the company's stock worth $1,130,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 6,010 shares of the company's stock valued at $772,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 2,218 shares of the company's stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vertiv by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the company's stock worth $454,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 3,226 shares of the company's stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.