Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 3.1% – What’s Next?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) dropped 3.1% on Friday . The company traded as low as $238.65 and last traded at $241.91. Approximately 8,068,704 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 33% from the average daily volume of 6,050,254 shares. The stock had previously closed at $249.75.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $201.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $174.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 2.02.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares in the company, valued at $8,579,482.32. The trade was a 46.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 412,467 shares of company stock valued at $104,381,911. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Abundance Wealth Counselors increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 313.7% during the third quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after buying an additional 7,708 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its stake in Vertiv by 35.5% during the third quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,126,000 after acquiring an additional 71,361 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Vertiv by 272.7% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its stake in Vertiv by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 143,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,588,000 after purchasing an additional 7,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 100.2% in the 2nd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,645,000 after purchasing an additional 6,411 shares during the period. 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.