Article published Sep 28, 2026. Prices below use latest available snapshots.
VRT Price Structure
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$VRT is cratering: 35.8% below its 52-week high, down 5.1% since August 28 and down 20.5% since June 29, and 7.2% below its 200-day average. At the 2026-09-28 settled close, VRT $244.04 was -3.9% versus its 20-day average and -5.1% over 30 days. The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-07-29); revenue was $3.27B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $2.64B, that is +24.1% year over year. The market sold the Q2 beat hard, and the stock has not been able to hold a bounce since. The standing call is 🟡 Wait for a new setup. Price closed below the prior hypothetical $255 stop; the old $281 breakout entry and $330 target are inactive.
Quick Snapshot (as of 2026-09-28)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The call | 🟡 Wait for a new setup. Price closed below the prior hypothetical $255 stop; the old $281 breakout entry and $330 target are inactive. |
| What is Vertiv? | Data-center power and thermal infrastructure — UPS, power distribution, liquid and air cooling — sold to hyperscalers, colocation operators and enterprises. |
| Why look now? | Prior case (2026-09-23): A multi-year winner (the desk's secular-outperformer tier) is sitting under its 200-day after a 21% three-month pullback. |
| What is the proof? | Latest verified period ended 2026-06-30, filed 2026-07-29: revenue $3.27B. Prior case: Q2 2026: EPS of $1.52 beat while revenue of $3.27B missed, and full-year guidance was raised to $14B of sales and $6.70 of EPS (TipRanks summary in the news pull); the $1.45B UtilityInnovation Group acquisition was announced 2026-09-02. |
| What is the objection? | The market sold the Q2 beat hard, and the stock has not been able to hold a bounce since. |
| Stock setup | The long trend is under test below its 200-day average; -3.9% versus the 20-day, -7.2% versus the 200-day, RSI 43.7. |
Action Matrix (reviewed 2026-09-28; levels are standing conditions)
Current status (2026-09-28): 🟡 Wait for a new setup. Price closed below the prior hypothetical $255 stop; the old $281 breakout entry and $330 target are inactive. The listed levels below record the prior conditional plan and require a new review before use.
| Signal | Condition | Level | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🟡 Wait | Below the 200-day | 200-day, $262.14 on 2026-09-23 | The long trend is under test until price is back above it |
| 🟢 Buy | A close above the September 4 high | $280.99 | A structural high: clears the 200-day and the 50-day in one move |
| 🟠 Target | First target | $330 | A planning level below the 52-week high |
| 🔴 Out | A close below the September 18 close | $249.39 | This week's low shelf |
| 🔴 Thesis breaks | A guidance cut from the $14B sales outlook | — | The trend is paid for AI-driven data-center demand |
The Story Right Now (as of 2026-09-28)
$VRT is cratering: 35.8% below its 52-week high, down 5.1% since August 28 and down 20.5% since June 29, and 7.2% below its 200-day average.
Data as of 2026-09-28 close: VRT $244.04, RSI 43.7, down, -3.9% vs SMA20, -7.2% vs SMA200, 7D -2.7%, 30D -5.1%, 1Y +70.3%, -35.8% from the 52-week high.
Condition check. The $244.04 close is below the prior $255 hypothetical stop and well below the $281 breakout condition. The standing conditional entry is inactive until a new setup forms.
Business and mechanism. Data-center power and thermal infrastructure — UPS, power distribution, liquid and air cooling — sold to hyperscalers, colocation operators and enterprises.
Prior case (2026-09-23). A multi-year winner (the desk's secular-outperformer tier) is sitting under its 200-day after a 21% three-month pullback.
Prior proof (2026-09-23). Q2 2026: EPS of $1.52 beat while revenue of $3.27B missed, and full-year guidance was raised to $14B of sales and $6.70 of EPS (TipRanks summary in the news pull); the $1.45B UtilityInnovation Group acquisition was announced 2026-09-02.
The countercase. The market sold the Q2 beat hard, and the stock has not been able to hold a bounce since.
Newest statement check. The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-07-29); revenue was $3.27B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $2.64B, that is +24.1% year over year.
Recent filing context. Vertiv's September 24 8-K exhibit says it agreed to acquire King Environmental Services, a European fluid-management, commissioning and load-testing provider for liquid-cooled data centers. It expects a Q4 2026 close; terms are undisclosed and the company does not expect a material financial effect. The deal adds delivery capability, but is not proof of incremental revenue or the cause of the September 28 price move.
News and attention check. The news search for the latest move failed; the last completed search was on 2026-09-25. No company event for VRT was recorded between September 24 and 28.
The call: 🟡 Wait for a new setup. Price closed below the prior hypothetical $255 stop; the old $281 breakout entry and $330 target are inactive.
Extended analysis
Price Data (live — latest settled close)
A live table: every cell shows the latest settled close, named in the first row. Dated readings live in the Research Log.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| As of (settled close) | 2026-10-16 |
| Price ($) | 206.42 |
| RSI (14) | 27.3 |
| 20-day average ($) | 242.2 |
| vs 20-day (%) | -14.8 |
| 50-day average ($) | 255.46 |
| vs 50-day (%) | -19.2 |
| 200-day average ($) | 268.3 |
| vs 200-day (%) | -23.1 |
| 1D (%) | -3.88 |
| 7D (%) | -14.98 |
| 30D (%) | -13.78 |
| 3M (%) | -28.71 |
| 1Y (%) | 16.08 |
| 1Y vs benchmark (points) | 0.55 |
| From 52-week high (%) | -45.67 |
2026-07-11 Rotation Context
The 06/22 refresh framed VRT as the "laggard recovery" within the power/cooling AI-buildout rotation, trailing BE's new-high breakout. This cycle's data shows a similar pattern in miniature: 7D pulled back (-2.8%) while the 30D/3M trend and the 52wk-high gap both improved, consistent with a name digesting a prior reclaim rather than breaking down. No fresh sector-rotation read this cycle (no new capture/social inputs reviewed) — treat this as a tape-only update pending the next full rotation check.
Financial Proof
Filed-period check (as of 2026-09-28): The newest verified quarter ended 2026-06-30 and was filed 2026-07-29. Revenue was $3.27B; GAAP net income was $497.8M; diluted EPS was 1.27. Source: Massive income statements and the filing. Dated historical tables below retain their own period basis.
The recent filed revenue series shows the direction of the business; missing cells are left unavailable.
| Period end | Revenue | YoY | Operating income | GAAP net income | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | $2.07B | — | $371.6M | $176.6M | 2024-10-25 |
| 2025-03-31 | $2.04B | — | $290.7M | $164.5M | 2025-04-23 |
| 2025-06-30 | $2.64B | — | $442.4M | $324.2M | 2025-07-30 |
| 2025-09-30 | $2.68B | +29.0% | $516.7M | $398.5M | 2025-10-22 |
| 2026-03-31 | $2.65B | +30.1% | $440.1M | $390.1M | 2026-04-22 |
| 2026-06-30 | $3.27B | +24.1% | $637.9M | $497.8M | 2026-07-29 |
Research Log
| Date | Update |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | VRT $315.71, RSI 45.3, strong-up (longer frame); -3.89% 30D, below SMA20 ($339.69, -7.1%). Near-term digestion after the Apr 10 near-52wkHi peak. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-06-16 | VRT $299.60, RSI 43.9; +5.07% 7D, -11.79% 30D, +11.65% 3M, -4.3% below SMA20. Soft tape continues; below SMA20 second consecutive refresh. The 7D recovery may be a support bounce — watch for follow-through. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-06-22 | Data as of 06-18 EOW close: VRT $333.05, RSI 56.6; +7.31% 7D, 30D +1.71% (flipped positive), 3M +30.16%, +6.2% above SMA20 ($313.61), +3.6% above SMA50. The "potential entry below SMA20" flagged twice resolved upward. Still -21.14% from 52wk high. Down-stack rotation bid power/cooling — VRT participated as the laggard-recovery. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-11 | VRT $318.86, RSI 50.6; -2.8% 7D, +7.06% 30D, +6.32% 3M, now roughly flat vs SMA20 (+0.9%) and SMA50 (-1.8%) after last cycle's reclaim. From 52wk high narrowed to -16.08% — best reading in this series despite the softer near-term MA positioning. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-17 | VRT $289.56, RSI 42.1; -9.19% 7D, -13.06% 30D, -7.88% 3M, now -7.9% below SMA20 and -10.1% below SMA50. From 52wk high widened to -23.79%, giving back the 07/11 improvement. Golden cross still intact. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-25 | VRT $290.36, RSI 43.2, weak-down (golden cross intact); +0.28% 7D, -8.24% 30D, -10.21% 3M, now -5.3% below SMA20 and -8.2% below SMA50. From 52wk high narrowed to -19.98%. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-28 | VRT $269.56, RSI 37, weak-down (golden cross intact, cushion narrower); -11.47% 7D, -12.19% 30D, -11.94% 3M, now -11.3% below SMA20 and -13.8% below SMA50. From 52wk high widened to -29.05% (new deepest drawdown). No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-07-31 | VRT $241.57, RSI 34.8, down; 7D -16.80%; 30D -22.43%; 3M -26.40%; -36.42% from 52wk high. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-08 | VRT $272.40, RSI 45.7, weak-down; 7D +12.76%; 30D -14.29%; 3M -19.86%; -26.85% from 52wk high. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-14 | VRT $293.84, RSI 53.6, weak-down; 7D +7.87%; 30D -3.52%; 3M -20.77%; -24.44% from 52wk high. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-22 | VRT $261.95, RSI 42.2, weak-down; 7D -10.85%; 30D -13.02%; 3M -20.01%; -31.05% from 52wk high. 1Y +106.94%, vs SMA200 +3.50%. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-08-28 | VRT $257.08, RSI 42.2, weak-down; 7D -1.93%; 30D +15.26%; 3M -18.57%; -32.34% from 52wk high. 1Y +91.52%, vs SMA200 +0.8%. No new fundamentals re-researched. |
| 2026-09-04 | VRT $280.53, RSI 54.9, weak-down; 7D +9.21%; 30D +0.93%; 3M -6.65%; -26.16% from 52wk high. 1Y +123.17%, vs SMA200 +9.00%. News not pulled for this move (last fetched 2026-04-29, over four months stale). |
| 2026-09-11 | VRT $257.06, RSI 45.1, down; 7D -8.37%; 30D -10.85%; 3M -15.13%; -32.34% from 52wk high. 1Y +89.42% (still strongly positive), vs SMA200 -0.9% — the 200-day cushion has broken for the first time in this file, though the long-window trend (1Y, alpha1y +73.2) remains intact; this reads as a deep pullback testing the 200-day, not a break. News pulled this cycle (first fresh pull since April): VRT fell -9.67% on 09-09 despite a Q2 beat (EPS $1.52 vs $1.43); TipRanks separately notes a -17.26% reaction the day after the July 29 print; Vertiv also announced a $1.45B UtilityInnovation Group acquisition (09-02) not yet folded into this profile's qualitative sections. |
| 2026-09-18 | VRT $249.39, RSI 45.2, down; 1D +3.27%; 7D -2.98%; 30D -4.45%; 3M -25.12%; -34.36% from 52wk high. 1Y +75.68% with alpha1y +60.66 and a five-year return of +951%, against price -4.5% below the 200-day for a second week — a deep pullback in an intact secular trend, with the long trend genuinely under test below its 200-day. The name sits in the desk's secular-outperformer tier, not the parabolic one. News pulled 2026-09-18: an aggregator page on Friday's rise and the Q2 2026 report (EPS beat by $0.10, revenue miss, full-year sales guidance raised to $14B); the $1.45B UtilityInnovation Group acquisition (2026-09-02) is still not folded into the qualitative sections. Stock-events checked: no VRT row dated 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-18. No newly filed period on disk — the newest filed quarter ends 2026-06-30, filed 2026-07-29. |
| 2026-09-23 | VRT $248.78, RSI 45.1, down; 1D -1.85%; 7D +3.91%; 30D -2.43%; 3M -21.38%; -34.52% from 52wk high. 1Y +74.45% with a one-year excess return of +58.68 points against price -5.1% below the 200-day for a third week — a deep pullback in a secular trend, long trend under test. Top rewritten with a breakout call keyed to the September 4 high ($280.99, the desk trigger in the 2026-09-22 brief). Stock-events checked: no VRT row dated 2026-09-19 to 2026-09-23. News pulled 2026-09-22 (quote/aggregator pages) — no dated cause. No newly filed period on disk: newest filed quarter still ends 2026-06-30 (10-Q filed 2026-07-29). The UtilityInnovation Group acquisition is still not folded into the qualitative sections. |
| 2026-09-28 | VRT $244.04, RSI 43.7, -3.9% vs SMA20, 30D -5.1%. The long trend is under test below its 200-day average; The newest verified quarter ends 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-07-29); revenue was $3.27B. Against 2025-06-30 revenue of $2.64B, that is +24.1% year over year. The news search for the latest move failed; the last completed search was on 2026-09-25. No company event for VRT was recorded between September 24 and 28. |
Sources
- Secular-tier placement: 2026-09-18-monster-scan.
- News receipt: latest (fetched 2026-09-22; Fox Business quote, MarketBeat news, TipRanks Q2 report).
- Desk trigger (September 4 high, $280.99): 2026-09-22-market-brief.
- Scheduled-event check:
research/stock-events/— no VRT row dated 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-23. - Filing cache: income-statements (newest filed period ends 2026-06-30, filed 2026-07-29).
- Prior-cycle history: this file's dated update log.
2026-09-28 refresh receipts
2026-09-28 settled-close receipt: *, VRT row dated 2026-09-28; tape values above are bound to the current summary fields.
2026-09-28 financial-period check: income-statements and key-financials; newest verified 2026-06-30 period, filed 2026-07-29 (Massive statement / SEC period cross-check).
2026-09-28 news receipt check: latest, fetched 2026-09-25; receipt is not current; latest-session cause remains unassigned.
2026-09-28 stock-event scan:
research/stock-events/, no VRT row dated 2026-09-24 through 2026-09-28.2026-09-28 primary filing check: Vertiv's September 24 8-K exhibit says it agreed to acquire King Environmental Services, a European fluid-management, commissioning and load-testing provider for liquid-cooled data centers. It expects a Q4 2026 close; terms are undisclosed and the company does not expect a material financial effect. The deal adds delivery capability, but is not proof of incremental revenue or the cause of the September 28 price move. The Chrome CDP source-page capture is under 2026-09-28-raw.
2026-09-28 captured-follows scan: tweets has 0 September 24–28 document(s) tagging VRT.
Retrospective social-search receipt (captured 2026-09-29): 2026-09-29-social-search-vrt; quality/attention check only, not a September 28 event or price source.
2026-09-29 browser discovery check for VRT: news-discovery-google-sep29 (key
VRT); search links only, not evidence of an event or of absence of news.