Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 1.3% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) traded down 1.3% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $310.10 and last traded at $319.7730. 5,256,517 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 25% from the average session volume of 6,984,501 shares. The stock had previously closed at $323.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $302.91 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $232.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.83 billion, a PE ratio of 80.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Glenmede Trust Co. NA acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the first quarter worth approximately $890,000. Groupama Asset Managment acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the first quarter worth approximately $271,000. Argent Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 93.2% during the first quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 24,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,134,000 after acquiring an additional 11,809 shares during the last quarter. Essential Partners LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 2.0% during the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 7,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,814,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vestor Capital LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 10,250.3% during the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 50,406 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,631,000 after acquiring an additional 49,919 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.