Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.450-3.650 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.560. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.3 billion-$9.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $9.5 billion. Vertiv also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.850 EPS.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on Vertiv from $140.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Vertiv from $100.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Vertiv from $153.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Barclays dropped their target price 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. Finally, Roth Capital raised Vertiv to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $124.69.
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Vertiv Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE VRT traded up $3.84 during trading on Thursday, reaching $114.43. 6,772,211 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,725,658. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $92.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.26. The stock has a market cap of $43.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.40, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.73. Vertiv has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $155.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. Vertiv had a return on equity of 61.41% and a net margin of 6.19%. The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 EPS. Vertiv's revenue for the quarter was up 24.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Vertiv
In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 5,500 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.33, for a total value of $518,815.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 18,847 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,777,837.51. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total value of $5,059,801.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 9,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,106,292.33. The trade was a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Vertiv stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 25.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,557 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $834,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company's stock.
About Vertiv
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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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