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Another analyst wants in on the Vertiv trade
Vertiv keeps collecting bullish notes like it’s the cool kid everybody wants to sit next to at lunch. Roth Capital raised its price target to $335 from $275 and left the Buy rating alone, which is analyst-speak for: we still like this thing, and we like it even more now.
Why you should care
When a stock is already popular, the real question isn’t whether people like it — it’s whether they like it more at today’s price. This kind of target hike suggests Roth thinks Vertiv’s data-center and power-infrastructure story still has legs, even after the shares have already had a pretty serious run.
That matters because Vertiv sits right in the middle of the AI-infrastructure boom. If data centers keep spending on power, cooling, and all the unglamorous stuff that keeps the digital circus running, Vertiv gets to keep selling the shovels.
Wall Street is piling on
Roth’s call also lands in a week where other firms have been busy moving their own targets higher too. In other words, this isn’t a lone ranger moment — it’s more like a chorus.
- RBC raised its target to $344
- Oppenheimer went to $320
- Goldman Sachs lifted its target to $311
- BNP Paribas initiated coverage with an Outperform and a $345 target
Big picture: Vertiv is becoming one of those names where the story is almost as important as the stock price. And right now, Wall Street still seems very into the story.