Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 7% – Time to Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) dropped 7% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $309.51 and last traded at $311.4630. 5,160,218 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 26% from the average session volume of 6,998,391 shares. The stock had previously closed at $334.82.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. TD Cowen upped their price target on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $115.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $324.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $258.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Vertiv’s revenue 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, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 presently 6.28%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VRT. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after acquiring an additional 121,618 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,531,000 after purchasing an additional 97,141 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.