VRT Vertiv Holdings Co
$280.53
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 63.7% above fair value

You pay $280.53
Bear $97.82
Fair $171.40
Bull $260.13
Bear $97.82 -65.1% 11% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $171.40 -38.9% 19% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $260.13 -7.3% 24% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

18.5%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (19% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 41%
Implied Market Multiple 57.1x
Market is pricing in (growth) 25.1% vs 18.5% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (21 analysts) $368.75
Divergence from AlphaVal 54%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 19% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $171.40 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $368.75 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 54% 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