VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$318.86
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 45.9% above fair value

You pay $318.86
Bear $124.63
Fair $218.52
Bull $331.74
Bear $124.63 -60.9% 11% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $218.52 -31.5% 19% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $331.74 +4.0% 24% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (19% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 41%
Implied Market Multiple 66.7x
Market is pricing in (growth) 27.2% vs 18.5% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $375.08 from 19 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $218.52 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $375.08 (from 19 analysts). Our estimate is 56% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions