FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Vertiv Issued By Roth Capital

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) – Roth Capital lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Vertiv in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare now anticipates that the company will earn $4.11 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.84. Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $195.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vertiv’s current full-year earnings is $3.59 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Vertiv’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.09 EPS.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Cowen set a $210.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $185.87 on Friday. Vertiv has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $188.89. The company’s 50 day moving average is $147.30 and its 200 day moving average is $123.72. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $70.98 billion, a PE ratio of 70.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vertiv by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 91,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,596,000 after purchasing an additional 26,154 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vertiv by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 133,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,665,000 after purchasing an additional 5,852 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 157.9% in the 1st quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 9,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $672,000 after purchasing an additional 5,702 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Investment Advisors MI acquired a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at $493,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 253.6% in the 1st quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC now owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after purchasing an additional 4,303 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

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.