Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Down 6.7% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price fell 6.7% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $158.08 and last traded at $159.1620. 9,983,062 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 14% from the average session volume of 8,726,816 shares. The stock had previously closed at $170.65.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Barclays raised their price target on Vertiv from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Cfra Research raised shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Down 6.7%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $166.72 and its 200 day simple moving average is $137.55. The firm has a market cap of $60.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 4.15%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Finally, SouthState Corp purchased a new position in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. 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.