Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.570-0.630 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.9 billion. Vertiv also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.500-3.600 EPS.

Vertiv Trading Down 2.1 %

VRT stock opened at $123.10 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. Vertiv has a 12-month low of $55.00 and a 12-month high of $155.84. The stock has a market cap of $46.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.07, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.64. The business’s 50-day moving average is $124.37 and its 200 day moving average is $107.76.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 3rd were issued a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 3rd. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.12%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. Barclays began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $142.00 target price on the stock. Fox Advisors started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an “equal weight” rating for the company. Melius lowered Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $125.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $139.36.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 86,619 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.07, for a total transaction of $11,353,152.33. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,562,549.57. This trade represents a 81.59 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Anand Sanghi sold 30,914 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the insider now owns 19,448 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,751,114.08. This trade represents a 61.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 171,527 shares of company stock valued at $23,105,682 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.