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In the latest session, Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) closed at $76.07 up 1.41% from its previous closing price of $75.01. In other words, the price has increased by $1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.93 million shares were traded. VRT stock price reached its highest trading level at $77.2491 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.58.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Vertiv Holdings Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 36.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 37.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.35 and its Current Ratio is at 1.74. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.52.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 08 ’24 when Cripps Scott sold 56,594 shares for $70.76 per share. The transaction valued at 4,004,869 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Liang Stephen sold 306,196 shares of VRT for $21,506,655 on Mar 01 ’24. The Chief Technology Officer & EVP now owns 51,841 shares after completing the transaction at $70.24 per share. On Sep 08 ’23, another insider, VPE Holdings, LLC, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,000,000 shares for $37.50 each. As a result, the insider received 375,000,000 and left with 7,955,215 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 29056456704 and an Enterprise Value of 31366092800. As of this moment, Vertiv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 64.66, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.57 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VRT is 1.61, which has changed by 5.219951 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23061275 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VRT has reached a high of $88.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 55.60%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, VRT has traded an average of 8.25M shares per day and 8786530 over the past ten days. A total of 381.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 365.32M. Insiders hold about 4.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.76% stake in the company. Shares short for VRT as of 1711584000 were 9987184 with a Short Ratio of 1.21, compared to 1709164800 on 8246379. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9987184 and a Short% of Float of 3.0299999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for VRT is 0.05, from 0.025 in the trailing year.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT) is currently being evaluated by 12 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.36 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.4 and a low estimate of $0.34, while EPS last year was $0.24. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.55, with high estimates of $0.62 and low estimates of $0.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.5 and $2.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.3. EPS for the following year is $2.91, with 12 analysts recommending between $3.35 and $2.72.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.62B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.66B to a low estimate of $1.6B. As of the current estimate, Vertiv Holdings Co’s year-ago sales were $1.52B, an estimated increase of 6.70% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.9B, an increase of 17.60% over than the figure of $6.70% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.97B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.83B.
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 $7.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.86B, up 11.20% from the average estimate. Based on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.94B and the low estimate is $8.33B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 11.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
