Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 3.8% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) fell 3.8% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $176.54 and last traded at $178.59. 6,394,820 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 26% from the average session volume of 8,614,289 shares. The stock had previously closed at $185.61.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Rothschild Redb raised Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Evercore ISI upped their price target on Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Down 3.8%

The business has a fifty day moving average of $175.78 and a 200 day moving average of $144.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $68.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The company’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth about $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. SouthState Corp bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Avion Wealth grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.