Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. Buys Shares of 90,341 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 90,341 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,629,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 1,560.0% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on VRT. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.1%

Vertiv stock opened at $253.11 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $188.82 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $169.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. The company has a market cap of $96.84 billion, a PE ratio of 74.23, a PEG 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS 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.