Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Up 1.7% After Analyst Upgrade

Key Points

• Citigroup raised its price target to $340 (from $286) and maintained a buy rating, sending Vertiv shares up about 1.7% intraday to roughly $300.68 on lower-than-average volume (down ~37%).
• Vertiv beat Q4 EPS estimates ($1.36 vs. $1.29) with revenue up 22.7% year-over-year and provided Q1 and FY 2026 guidance, though the stock trades at a high P/E (~87.97) with a market cap of about $114.8 billion.
• Insiders have sold heavily

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 1.7% during mid-day trading on Monday after Citigroup raised their price target on the stock from $286.00 to $340.00. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the stock. Vertiv traded as high as $300.68 and last traded at $299.9890. Approximately 4,710,805 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 37% from the average daily volume of 7,495,035 shares. The stock had previously closed at $295.11.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays upped their target price on Vertiv from $281.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Mizuho upped their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $240.15.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $16,506,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 68,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,353,165.35. The trade was a 48.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last ninety days. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in Vertiv by 25.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company's stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC grew its position 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 purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at about $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.7%

The company has a market capitalization of $114.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $247.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $199.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm's revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.33%.

About Vertiv

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.

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