Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Price Target Raised to $157.00

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) had its target price boosted by Roth Capital from $100.00 to $157.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Roth Capital’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 8.61% from the company’s previous close. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vertiv’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.83 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.62 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Citigroup lifted their target price on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Vertiv from $100.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $137.89.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $144.55 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $120.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $55.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 84.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.72. Vertiv has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $155.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a return on equity of 56.01% and a net margin of 7.92%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.33, for a total transaction of $518,815.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 18,847 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,777,837.51. This represents a 22.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total value of $5,059,801.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,106,292.33. This represents a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 780.0% during the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 264 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Garde Capital Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1,886.7% in the 2nd quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Co SC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 211.9% in the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.