A 10-Day Losing Streak Has Vertiv Stock Down 19%
Vertiv (VRT) stock is on a 10-day losing streak, down 18.7% since the run began. That erased about $18.3 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $79.2 billion. The stock closed at $206.08 on Monday, October 19, 45.2% below its 52-week high of $376.06 and 37.6% above its low of $149.73.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for VRT and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, October 19 and including dividends:
| Return Period | VRT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 10 Days (Current Streak) | -18.7% | -1.0% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -17.4% | 0.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -32.3% | 2.7% |
| Year To Date | 27.3% | 13.4% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 16.0% | 17.4% |
A Stock-Specific Slide, Or A Market Move?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 lost 1.0% over the same 10 sessions, including dividends, against Vertiv’s -18.7%. No other S&P 500 stock is currently on a losing streak of 10 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 32.3%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 53 sessions of that window it was down 16.7%.
Do The Fundamentals Justify The Selling?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 26.2% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.3% for S&P 500 Industrials stocks; its operating margin is 19.4%, versus a median of 17.6%; and the stock trades at 45.8 times trailing earnings against a median of 27.2. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median and margins above the median on one side, a multiple well above the median on the other.
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