Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Up 5.3% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Vertiv shares jumped 5.3% on Wednesday to about $359, with roughly 5.55 million shares traded—about 23% below its average daily volume.
• The company beat Q1 estimates with $1.17 EPS (vs. $1.00 consensus) and revenue of $2.65B (up 30.1% YoY), and issued Q2 EPS guidance of 1.370–1.430 and FY 2026 guidance of 6.300–6.400.
• Analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $278.38 (below the current price), while insiders have sold 489,761 shares—about $123.36M—in the last 90 days.

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report)'s stock price was up 5.3% during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $359.84 and last traded at $358.9620. Approximately 5,554,437 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 7,176,180 shares. The stock had previously closed at $341.02.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vertiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. HSBC started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $325.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $260.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $278.38.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.3%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market cap of $137.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.19, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 2.09. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $276.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $215.33.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is 6.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company's 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 sale, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares in the company, valued at $8,579,482.32. This trade represents a 46.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. SFE Investment Counsel boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 3,052 shares of the company's stock worth $765,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 542 shares of the company's stock worth $136,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,908 shares of the company's stock worth $478,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quotient Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the company's stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

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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