Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Shares Up 2.2% – Should You Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares were up 2.2% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $274.76 and last traded at $269.6820. Approximately 4,585,609 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 31% from the average session volume of 6,613,669 shares. The stock had previously closed at $263.81.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore set a $375.00 price target on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 target price on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $357.83.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.2%

The firm has a market capitalization of $103.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a 50-day moving average of $291.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $289.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Formuepleje A S bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,009,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 1.7% in the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 129,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,519,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise boosted its stake in Vertiv by 293.3% in the second quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 104,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,859,000 after purchasing an additional 77,610 shares in the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter worth $9,135,000. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 33,242.5% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 185,501,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,109,555,000 after purchasing an additional 184,944,978 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.