Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Gap Down – Here’s Why

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares gapped down before the market opened on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $257.06, but opened at $228.00. Vertiv shares last traded at $237.5660, with a volume of 2,259,588 shares.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Evercore set a $375.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen cut Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, September 5th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Vertiv from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $357.83.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of $90.53 billion, a PE ratio of 53.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $278.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $292.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $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 forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that helps data centers, communications networks and other facilities operate reliably and efficiently. Its solutions support the availability, performance and growth of information technology systems.

The company’s products and services include power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, thermal management and cooling systems, racks and integrated infrastructure, monitoring and management software, and lifecycle services.