Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Up 4% – Time to Buy?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) shares rose 4% during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $167.00 and last traded at $166.2690. Approximately 5,639,867 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 35% from the average daily volume of 8,628,149 shares. The stock had previously closed at $159.82.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Wolfe Research cut Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Mizuho boosted their target price on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $63.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $175.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $149.00.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA lifted its stake in Vertiv by 35.5% in the third quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,126,000 after purchasing an additional 71,361 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 130.2% during the 2nd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after buying an additional 5,173 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 134.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 291,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,372,000 after acquiring an additional 167,152 shares during the period. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp increased its holdings in Vertiv by 100.2% in the 2nd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after acquiring an additional 6,411 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.