Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) Stock: A Closer Look at the Analyst Ratings

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.66x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VRT is 1.59. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for VRT is 365.94M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VRT on August 16, 2024 was 9.98M shares.

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VRT) stock’s latest price update

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT)’s stock price has decreased by -4.44 compared to its previous closing price of 82.96. However, the company has seen a 10.94% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-08-16 that When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock’s price, but are they really important?

VRT’s Market Performance

Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) has experienced a 10.94% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -3.97% drop in the past month, and a -18.51% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.12%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.84% for VRT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.73% for VRT’s stock, with a 11.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of VRT

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VRT stocks, with Mizuho repeating the rating for VRT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VRT in the upcoming period, according to Mizuho is $92 based on the research report published on August 07, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VRT reach a price target of $96. The rating they have provided for VRT stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on April 05th, 2024.

BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to VRT, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on August 02nd of the previous year.

VRT Trading at -6.28% 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 -27.45% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 6.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.12%, as shares sank -6.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.17% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, VRT rose by +11.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +107.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $76.14. In addition, Vertiv Holdings Co saw 65.06% 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 O’ Doherty Philip, who sale 9,529 shares at the price of $109.30 back on May 28 ’24. After this action, O’ Doherty Philip now owns 6,882,859 shares of Vertiv Holdings Co, valued at $1,041,524 using the latest closing price.

O’ Doherty Philip, the Managing Director, E+I of Vertiv Holdings Co, sale 1,342,124 shares at $104.59 during a trade that took place back on May 24 ’24, which means that O’ Doherty Philip is holding 6,892,388 shares at $140,371,099 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for VRT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.15 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 0.21. Equity return is now at value 31.22, with 6.49 for asset returns.

Based on Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.31.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.19 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.48. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.24for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.89. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.36.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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