Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vertiv in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 23rd. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $3.54 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.00. Roth Capital currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertiv's current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vertiv's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.20 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.03 EPS.
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.94 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 6.19% and a return on equity of 61.41%. The company's revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 earnings per share.
A number of other research firms have also commented on VRT. Melius Research reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Roth Mkm started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $75.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vertiv from $132.00 to $100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Fox Advisors started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an "equal weight" rating on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $120.38.
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Vertiv Trading Up 9.1 %
Shares of Vertiv stock traded up $7.78 during trading on Monday, hitting $93.16. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,971,384 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,930,736. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $80.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.09. Vertiv has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $155.84. The stock has a market cap of $35.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.02.
Vertiv Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.16%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is presently 8.72%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Park Square Financial Group LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 153.4% in the first quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC now owns 1,571 shares of the company's stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 951 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 356.2% in the first quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 31,062 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,243,000 after purchasing an additional 24,253 shares during the last quarter. Xponance Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 3.1% in the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 70,843 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,115,000 after purchasing an additional 2,160 shares during the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System grew its holdings in Vertiv by 249.9% during the first quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 239,300 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,277,000 after purchasing an additional 170,900 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 41.2% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 68,670 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,958,000 after buying an additional 20,048 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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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