The stock price of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) has jumped by 5.76 compared to previous close of 80.69. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-05 that Vertiv (VRT) rolls out its latest range of high-density data center infrastructure solutions to enhance organizations’ IT systems with improved cooling and AI capabilities for accelerated computing.
Is It Worth Investing in Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) is 72.54x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for VRT is 1.60. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VRT is 365.27M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.36% of that float. On April 08, 2024, VRT’s average trading volume was 7.55M shares.
VRT’s Market Performance
VRT stock saw an increase of 4.49% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 18.54% and a quarterly increase of 86.33%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.30%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.98% for Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.88% for VRT’s stock, with a 86.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VRT stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for VRT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VRT in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $96 based on the research report published on April 05, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VRT reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for VRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on August 02nd, 2023.
VRT Trading at 24.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.30%, as shares surge +18.38% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +61.57% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VRT rose by +4.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +265.64% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $78.33. In addition, Vertiv Holdings Co saw 77.68% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VRT starting from Cripps Scott, who sale 56,594 shares at the price of $70.76 back on Mar 08 ’24. After this action, Cripps Scott now owns 0 shares of Vertiv Holdings Co, valued at $4,004,869 using the latest closing price.
Liang Stephen, the Chief Technology Officer & EVP of Vertiv Holdings Co, sale 306,196 shares at $70.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 01 ’24, which means that Liang Stephen is holding 51,841 shares at $21,506,655 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vertiv Holdings Co stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 26.63, with 6.10 for asset returns.
Based on Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.29. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.84.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.98. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.14for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.86. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.74.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
