Mizuho Has Lowered Expectations for Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) had its target price lowered by research analysts at Mizuho from $300.00 to $280.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Mizuho’s target price indicates a potential upside of 34.39% from the stock’s current price.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on VRT. Glj Research assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. They set a “sell” rating and a $188.00 target price for the company. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price target on shares of Vertiv and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $336.41.

Vertiv Trading Down 6.5%

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded down $14.48 during trading on Thursday, hitting $208.35. 8,049,320 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,349,043. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $147.82 and a 1-year high of $379.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $258.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $289.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $80.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 47.14, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 2.05.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts predict that Vertiv will post 6.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This trade represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,531,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,535,087,000 after purchasing an additional 704,970 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,794,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,270,428,000 after buying an additional 468,380 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,709,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,890,000 after buying an additional 51,328 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 33.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,410,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,059,000 after buying an additional 608,176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,138,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,169,000 after buying an additional 23,444 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada lowered its price target to $323 from $337 but maintained an “outperform” rating, implying substantial potential upside from recent levels. RBC Vertiv price target report
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv and Deloitte introduced a guide to help businesses move AI projects from testing into production. The initiative highlights demand for Vertiv’s power, cooling and data-center infrastructure as enterprise AI deployments expand. Vertiv enterprise AI infrastructure collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s second-quarter outlook called for third-quarter revenue of approximately $3.75 billion at the midpoint, representing roughly 40% year-over-year growth. Management said timing shifts had delayed some second-quarter sales, raising the possibility of a stronger subsequent quarter. Vertiv third-quarter revenue forecast analysis

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co provides digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks, and other technology-intensive facilities. The company helps customers design, build, operate, and maintain infrastructure that supports the availability, performance, and efficiency of critical digital systems.

Its product portfolio includes power management and distribution equipment, uninterruptible power supplies, switchgear, busways, racks, integrated modular systems, and data center infrastructure.