Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 earnings guidance for earnings per share (EPS) at 1.230-1.290, slightly above the consensus estimate of 1.250.
• The company also projected its FY 2025 guidance to be 4.070-4.130 EPS, reflecting expected growth in revenue.
• Analyst ratings have improved, with several firms upgrading Vertiv to a "buy" or "moderate buy" rating, alongside increased price targets up to $198.00.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.230-1.290 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.250. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion. Vertiv also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.070-4.130 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Cfra Research raised Vertiv to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $195.00 target price (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday. Wolfe Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Glj Research started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $162.95.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.6%

NYSE VRT opened at $174.74 on Wednesday. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $184.44. The company has a market capitalization of $66.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.61, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.84. The stock's 50 day moving average is $144.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $121.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.Vertiv's revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Vertiv will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv 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 transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Company insiders own 5.01% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Ossiam bought a new position in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $74,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 19.8% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company's stock valued at $178,000 after buying an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $257,000. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $332,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.

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