Vertiv stock: Evercore cuts target from USD 375.00 to USD 325.00

Published on 10/22/2026 at 17:46 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Vertiv raised 2026 sales guidance to USD 14.00 billion on July 29, 2026. Vertiv stock costs EUR 173.33 on October 22, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. CEST.

Analyst target and operations

Evercore ISI Group cut its Vertiv target to USD 325.00 from USD 375.00 on October 12, 2026.
Vertiv raised full-year 2026 sales guidance to USD 14.00 billion on July 29, 2026.
Vertiv stock costs EUR 173.33 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. CEST.
Vertiv had a USD 74.7 billion market capitalization on October 22, 2026.

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Evercore ISI Group cut its price target for Vertiv stock from USD 375.00 to USD 325.00 on October 12, 2026, according to Benzinga. The revised target remains 67.44 percent above Vertiv's USD 194.10 NYSE price at 11:45 a.m. EDT on October 22, 2026. At Lang & Schwarz, Vertiv stock was trading at EUR 173.33 on October 22, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. CEST.

Guidance points to faster growth

Vertiv's second-quarter 2026 results showed net sales of USD 3.274 billion, up 24.00 percent from the same quarter of 2025. Adjusted operating margin reached 22.60 percent, an increase of 4.10 percentage points year over year, while adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 60.00 percent to USD 1.52.

Management raised full-year 2026 net sales guidance to USD 14.00 billion, an increase of USD 250.00 million from the previous midpoint. The figures and outlook were discussed in Vertiv's July 29, 2026 earnings call, published by Yahoo Finance.

Stock sits below its yearly high

Vertiv's NYSE price of USD 194.10 at 11:45 a.m. EDT on October 22, 2026 stood between its 52-week low of USD 147.82 and high of USD 379.94. The same quote carried a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.95 and a volume of 3,496,004 shares.

October 28 is the next date

Vertiv is scheduled to publish its third-quarter 2026 results before the US market opens on October 28, 2026, followed by an 11:00 a.m. EDT conference call. Vertiv announced the date on October 14, 2026.

Target cuts meet strong guidance

The contrast is clear: Evercore's target reduction came while Vertiv's latest reported quarter showed higher sales and margins. The next report will test whether the USD 3.65 billion to USD 3.85 billion third-quarter sales outlook can convert the raised full-year guidance into another period of operating leverage.

Price and investor perspective

Vertiv had a USD 74.7 billion market capitalization on October 22, 2026. Its combination of a 43.95 price-to-earnings ratio and a USD 325.00 Evercore target leaves valuation and execution as the central measures for the October 28 report. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Vertiv stock.