Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stake Reduced by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. cut its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,039,196 shares of the company’s stock after selling 82,934 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. owned about 0.27% of Vertiv worth $168,360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Vertiv by 2.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Vertiv by 2.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth about $808,701,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Vertiv by 16.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,715,000 after acquiring an additional 491,349 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on VRT. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Loop Capital began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $260.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, HSBC began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $288.75 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $313.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $110.91 billion, a PE ratio of 72.55, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $107.38 and a 1 year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

About Vertiv

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.