Negative sentiment towards VRT reflected in surge in short interest

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Vertiv Holdings Co shares valued at $937,810 were sold by Liang Stephen on Nov 24 ’25. At $170.48 per share, Liang Stephen sold 5,501 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,050 shares worth approximately $0.69 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, STEPHEN H LIANG purchased 5,501 shares, netting a total of over 937,810 in proceeds.

Before that, Haussler Jakki L. had sold 15,680 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,943,099, the Director traded Vertiv Holdings Co shares for $123.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,680 shares, worth approximately $0.79 million.

As published in a research note from Barclays on January 02, 2026, Vertiv Holdings Co [VRT] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of August 20, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn has initiated its “Neutral” rating for VRT. Earlier on July 28, 2025, William Blair initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for VRT stock.

Analyzing VRT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Vertiv Holdings Co [NYSE: VRT] plunged -1.95% to $171.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $169.1301, but it reached a high of $174.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.38%. Over the course of the year, Vertiv Holdings Co shares have jumped approximately 36.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $183.25 on 01/05/26 and a 52-week low of $162.21 on 01/06/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Vertiv Holdings Co (VRT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 168.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 165.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 174.32. The next price resistance is at 177.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.81 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Vertiv Holdings Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Vertiv Holdings Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 2.18 million shares to 10.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 7.96 million shares. A jump of 21.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.4.

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In terms of Vertiv Holdings Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 200 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.32% from the previous closing price of $174.95. Analysts anticipate Vertiv Holdings Co stock to reach 216 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 155. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Vertiv Holdings Co stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 08, 2025, Melius assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $165.

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