After finishing at $77.06 in the prior trading day, Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) closed at $77.84, up 1.01%. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.78 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6192689 shares were traded.
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 37.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.48. 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.
Cowen Upgraded its Market Perform to Outperform on October 27, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11.75 to $20.
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 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 29.73B and an Enterprise Value of 32.08B. As of this moment, Vertiv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 66.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.67 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.57.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VRT has reached a high of $79.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 62.18, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 42.63.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 6.87M shares per day over the past 3-months and 9.05M 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 357.31M. Insiders hold about 6.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.72% stake in the company. Shares short for VRT as of Feb 29, 2024 were 8.25M with a Short Ratio of 1.20, compared to 11.34M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.16% and a Short% of Float of 2.50%.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VRT’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.03, compared to 0.05 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13%.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 10 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.35 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.37 and a low estimate of $0.34, while EPS last year was $0.24. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.54, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.45.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.4 and $2.23 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.28. EPS for the following year is $2.84, with 11 analysts recommending between $3.07 and $2.72.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $1.62B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.63B 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 6.20% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.88B, an increase of 16.50% over than the figure of $6.20% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.93B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.83B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VRT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.7B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.61B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.86B, up 10.90% from the average estimate. Based on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.4B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.54B and the low estimate is $8.28B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.30% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
