Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Upgraded by Rothschild Redb to "Hold" Rating

Key Points

• Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) received a "hold" rating upgrade from Rothschild Redb, amid other varying ratings from investment analysts including multiple "buy" and "outperform" ratings.
• The stock currently holds a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price target of $142.00, following a report of earnings that surpassed estimates.
• Notably, insiders including EVP Stephen Liang and another executive sold significant numbers of shares recently, which indicates changing positions within the company.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) was upgraded by Rothschild Redb to a "hold" rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Zacks.com reports.

VRT has been the subject of several other reports. Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $100.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.00.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.5%

NYSE:VRT opened at $125.9970 on Wednesday. Vertiv has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $155.84. The company has a market cap of $48.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $105.74. 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The business had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 9,551 shares in the company, valued at $1,106,292.33. This represents a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's 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 sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Avion Wealth boosted its position in Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its position in Vertiv by 4,120.0% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sachetta LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 242.0% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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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