Vertiv (VRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that helps data centers, communications networks and other facilities operate reliably and efficiently. Its solutions support the availability, performance and growth of information technology systems.

The company’s products and services include power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, thermal management and cooling systems, racks and integrated infrastructure, monitoring and management software, and lifecycle services. Vertiv serves data center operators, cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, and commercial and industrial customers.

Vertiv traces its business to Emerson Network Power, which was acquired by Platinum Equity in 2016 and later combined with a special-purpose acquisition company before beginning public trading in 2020. The company serves customers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. Giordano Albertazzi serves as Vertiv’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $226.94 to $238.91
• 50-Day Range: $223.03 to $323.42
• 52-Week Range: $132.68 to $379.93
• Volume: 6.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $91.07 billion
• P/E Ratio: 53.55
• Dividend Yield: 0.11%
• Price Target: $357.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vertiv Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vertiv scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 69th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vertiv has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.93, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 22 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vertiv has a consensus price target of $357.83, representing about 39.3% upside from its current price of $256.91.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vertiv has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vertiv are expected to grow by 33.33% in the coming year, from $6.72 to $8.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vertiv is 58.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vertiv is 58.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vertiv has a PEG Ratio of 1.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vertiv has a P/B Ratio of 24.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.62% of the float of Vertiv has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vertiv has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vertiv has recently increased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vertiv has a dividend yield of 0.10%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vertiv has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vertiv is 5.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vertiv will have a dividend payout ratio of 2.79% next year. This indicates that Vertiv will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Vertiv has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Vertiv this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

179 people have searched for VRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 16% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

137 people have added Vertiv to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 174% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vertiv insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,880,146.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.10% of the stock of Vertiv is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.92% of the stock of Vertiv is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VRT
• CIK: 1674101
• Web: www.vertiv.com
• Phone: (614) 888-0246
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 34,000
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vertiv: $357.83
• High Price Target: $500.00
• Low Price Target: $260.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +50.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.93
• Research Coverage: 28 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.46
• P/E Growth: 1.05
• Net Income: $1.33 billion
• Net Margins: 15.09%
• Pretax Margin: 18.41%
• Return on Equity: 50.47%
• Return on Assets: 15.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.23 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.97
• Cash Flow: $4.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 50.31
• Book Value: $10.30 per share
• Price / Book: 23.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 384,990,000
• Free Float: 380,753,000
• Market Cap: $91.75 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.07