Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.450-3.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $110.53 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $92.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $104.26. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of $42.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 86.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.73.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.02. Vertiv had a net margin of 6.19% and a return on equity of 61.41%. The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 24.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $125.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $106.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $153.00 to $98.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, KGI Securities started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $124.69.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 5,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.33, for a total value of $518,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 18,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,777,837.51. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total transaction of $5,059,801.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Vertiv stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT) by 25.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,557 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the quarter. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $834,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.