Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $322.3182.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup upped their price objective on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of VRT opened at $322.68 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Vertiv has a 12-month low of $105.68 and a 12-month high of $379.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.94 billion, a PE ratio of 81.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $307.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $236.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Vertiv will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 187.8% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% during the third quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after buying an additional 6,457 shares in the last quarter. WD Rutherford LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% during the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,443,000 after buying an additional 6,734 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $808,701,000. Finally, Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after buying an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.