Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock Price Down 1.1%

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) stock fell 1.1% to $178.8870, with trading volume down 42% from average. Analysts have raised price targets, with TD Cowen, Morgan Stanley, and Evercore ISI giving 'buy' and 'outperform' ratings. Vertiv reported Q3 earnings of $1.24 per share, beating estimates. The company announced a dividend increase to $0.0625 per share. Insider sales were disclosed, and institutional investors adjusted their stakes.

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) traded down 1.1% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $172.70 and last traded at $178.8870. 5,008,001 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 42% from the average session volume of 8,656,579 shares. The stock had previously closed at $180.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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Several research firms have recently weighed in on VRT. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $177.86.

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Vertiv Stock Down 1.1%

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The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $172.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $142.34. The company has a market cap of $68.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv's previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 34.7% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,637 shares of the company's stock worth $549,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Vertiv by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 14,502 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,188,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the third quarter worth about $987,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $302,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 64.1% during the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 364,756 shares of the company's stock worth $55,027,000 after purchasing an additional 142,518 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

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Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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