Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.15 EPS

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.15, RTT News reports. Vertiv had a return on equity of 55.33% and a net margin of 7.72%. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.56 EPS. Vertiv updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.570-0.630 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 3.500-3.600 EPS.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT stock traded down $2.25 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $108.99. 2,740,038 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,013,509. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $55.00 and a 1-year high of $155.84. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $123.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $108.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $40.91 billion, a PE ratio of 73.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.64.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a $0.0375 dividend. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.14%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 3rd. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.67%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Melius Research reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on Vertiv from $150.00 to $145.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Fox Advisors started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $138.57.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Anand Sanghi sold 30,914 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.46, for a total value of $4,373,094.44. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 19,448 shares in the company, valued at $2,751,114.08. The trade was a 61.38 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,347 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.38, for a total value of $2,108,370.86. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,425 shares in the company, valued at $470,526.50. The trade was a 81.75 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 171,527 shares of company stock valued at $23,105,682. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.