Analysts Set Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Price Target at $348.54

Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-nine brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $348.5417.

VRT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $288.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.25, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 2.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $297.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $283.94. Vertiv has a 52 week low of $118.70 and a 52 week high of $379.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued 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 was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lingotto Investment Management LLP bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $2,641,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at $2,197,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% during the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 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.