Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.770-0.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.880. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion-$2.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion. Vertiv also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.450-3.650 EPS.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.8 %

Shares of VRT stock traded up $3.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $87.06. 14,306,641 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,013,842. Vertiv has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $155.84. The stock's 50 day moving average is $81.52 and its 200-day moving average is $107.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a market cap of $33.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.71.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.94 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 61.41% and a net margin of 6.19%. Analysts predict that Vertiv will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 18th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.17%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8.72%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup cut their target price on Vertiv from $153.00 to $98.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Roth Capital raised Vertiv to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Vertiv from $140.00 to $125.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Melius Research reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $125.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $120.38.

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.