Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on Vertiv Hldgs.
Looking at options history for Vertiv Hldgs VRT we detected 28 trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 32% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 64% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 8 are puts, for a total amount of $282,916 and 20, calls, for a total amount of $2,383,168.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $70.0 to $185.0 for Vertiv Hldgs over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Vertiv Hldgs's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Vertiv Hldgs's whale activity within a strike price range from $70.0 to $185.0 in the last 30 days.
Vertiv Hldgs Option Activity Analysis: Last 30 Days
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $13.6 | $12.2 | $13.2 | $185.00 | $528.0K | 153 | 400 |
| VRT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $33.0 | $32.8 | $33.0 | $100.00 | $297.0K | 2.1K | 93 |
| VRT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $25.9 | $25.4 | $25.4 | $150.00 | $269.2K | 1.6K | 120 |
| VRT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $25.9 | $25.2 | $25.4 | $150.00 | $218.4K | 1.6K | 206 |
| VRT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $43.1 | $42.3 | $42.51 | $90.00 | $211.6K | 1.0K | 50 |
About Vertiv Hldgs
Vertiv Holdings Co brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. The company solves the important challenges faced by data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Its services include critical power, thermal management, racks and enclosures, monitoring and management, and other services. Its three business segments include the Americas, Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East & Africa.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with Vertiv Hldgs, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Vertiv Hldgs's Current Market Status
- Currently trading with a volume of 4,472,973, the VRT's price is up by 1.08%, now at $133.46.
- RSI readings suggest the stock is currently may be approaching overbought.
- Anticipated earnings release is in 85 days.
What Analysts Are Saying About Vertiv Hldgs
5 market experts have recently issued ratings for this stock, with a consensus target price of $140.8.
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