Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Receives $348.54 Consensus PT from Analysts

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) has received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-three have issued a buy recommendation and three have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $348.5417.

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 60.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 87.3% during the second quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 554.2% in the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $294.46 on Friday. Vertiv has a fifty-two week low of $118.70 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $296.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $284.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $113.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.62, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 2.06.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Research analysts expect that Vertiv will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

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.