Roth Capital Weighs in on Vertiv's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:VRT)

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vertiv in a research report issued on Monday, April 7th. Roth Capital analyst J. Clare forecasts that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter. Roth Capital currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.40 EPS.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.15. Vertiv had a return on equity of 61.41% and a net margin of 6.19%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.56 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Melius Research reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $125.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $150.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $85.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Fox Advisors started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Monday, January 6th. They issued an "equal weight" rating for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $125.50.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT traded up $1.20 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $70.81. 3,324,178 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,999,774. Vertiv has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $155.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $109.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market cap of $26.96 billion, a PE ratio of 55.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.71.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VRT. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 13.6% during the first quarter. KMG Fiduciary Partners LLC now owns 32,652 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,357,000 after buying an additional 3,903 shares during the period. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at about $255,000. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in Vertiv by 30.7% during the 1st quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,965 shares of the company's stock valued at $206,000 after acquiring an additional 697 shares in the last quarter. Gemmer Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth approximately $597,000. Finally, Independence Bank of Kentucky boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 94.3% during the first quarter. Independence Bank of Kentucky now owns 52,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,810,000 after purchasing an additional 25,608 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.21%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 18th. Vertiv's payout ratio is 11.72%.

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.