Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 3.9% – Should You Sell?

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT)’s stock price was down 3.9% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $299.09 and last traded at $299.6130. Approximately 4,566,971 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 33% from the average daily volume of 6,859,510 shares. The stock had previously closed at $311.93.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Citigroup increased their price objective on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 30th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Loop Capital started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

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 cap of $115.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $317.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $245.94.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 is currently 6.28%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% in the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Sankala Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.