Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Trading Down 3.9% – Time to Sell?

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) dropped 3.9% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $276.50 and last traded at $288.7520. Approximately 10,753,592 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 55% from the average daily volume of 6,928,113 shares. The stock had previously closed at $300.57.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Trading Down 3.9%

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $312.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $241.34. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.91 billion, a PE ratio of 72.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. The company’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. Equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth $2,195,000. DV Trading LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 127.4% in the first quarter. DV Trading LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 740 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 18.1% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 9,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,397,000 after acquiring an additional 1,463 shares during the period. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 44.5% in the first quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,000 after acquiring an additional 974 shares during the period. Finally, Glenmede Trust Co. NA bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth $890,000. 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.