Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Receives $326.39 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-two have issued a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $326.3913.

A number of research firms have issued reports on VRT. TD Cowen increased their price target on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen cut Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 20th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sachetta LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% during the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the period. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% during 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. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% during the first quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $304.11 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.41, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv has a 52-week low of $110.06 and a 52-week high of $379.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $324.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $254.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $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. On average, equities analysts predict that Vertiv will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

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.