Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Posts Earnings Results

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02, Zacks reports. Vertiv had a net margin of 6.19% and a return on equity of 61.41%. The business had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.94 billion. Vertiv updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.850 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 3.450-3.650 EPS.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.8 %

Shares of VRT stock traded up $3.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $87.06. 14,306,641 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,988,784. The company has a market cap of $33.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $81.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $107.57. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.17%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.72%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Melius Research reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Royal Bank of Canada began coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Friday, March 7th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $121.00 target price for the company. Barclays decreased their price target on Vertiv from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Roth Mkm began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. They set a "buy" rating and a $75.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $120.38.

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.