Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P Invests $778,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Gardner Lewis Asset Management L P bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $778,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ raised its position in Vertiv by 5.9% during the third quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 116,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,584,000 after acquiring an additional 6,526 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 246.2% during the third quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 108,842 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,420,000 after purchasing an additional 77,404 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the third quarter worth about $246,000. Aire Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth about $228,000. Finally, Wharton Business Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays boosted their price target on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $243.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.55. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $185.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $167.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $93.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.08. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $255.54.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.