Vertiv stock jumps 8% after Barclays upgrade calls pullback an “attractive entry point”
Vertiv shares rose 8.4% to $175.61 in after-hours trading Friday after Barclays upgraded the stock to overweight and raised its price target to $200. Barclays cited stronger earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, and said data centers account for about 80% of Vertiv’s sales. Investors are watching if AI-driven data center spending will sustain the company’s earnings growth.