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After finishing at $93.00 in the prior trading day, Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) closed at $88.52, down -4.82%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.82 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.95 million shares were traded. VRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $86.7906.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VRT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 118.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.53. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.20.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on April 05, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $96.
On August 02, 2023, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $40.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 29 ’24 when O’ Doherty Philip sold 2,511,295 shares for $93.64 per share. The transaction valued at 235,146,183 led to the insider holds 9,324,181 shares of the business.
O’ Doherty Philip sold 488,705 shares of VRT for $45,783,405 on Apr 26 ’24. The Managing Director, E+I now owns 11,835,476 shares after completing the transaction at $93.68 per share. On Mar 08 ’24, another insider, Cripps Scott, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 56,594 shares for $70.76 each. As a result, the insider received 4,004,869 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VRT now has a Market Capitalization of 33137016832 and an Enterprise Value of 35957919744. As of this moment, Vertiv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 85.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.12. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.151 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.778.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VRT is 1.55, which has changed by 5.185884 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23568535 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VRT has reached a high of $95.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 73.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 9.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13960440 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 381.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 358.05M. Insiders hold about 4.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.27% stake in the company. Shares short for VRT as of 1713139200 were 10845843 with a Short Ratio of 1.17, compared to 1710460800 on 8632337. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10845843 and a Short% of Float of 3.37.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.05, compared to 0.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0005376344
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) is underway, with the input of 12.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.57 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.61 and a low estimate of $0.54, while EPS last year was $0.46. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.63, with high estimates of $0.7 and low estimates of $0.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.55 and $2.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.36. EPS for the following year is $3.03, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $2.8.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $1.93B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.96B to a low estimate of $1.89B. As of the current estimate, Vertiv Holdings Co’s year-ago sales were $1.62BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.97B. There is a high estimate of $2.06B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.94B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VRT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.61B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.86BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.04B and the low estimate is $8.31B.
