Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by NTV Asset Management LLC

NTV Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 57.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,522 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,120 shares during the quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,815,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 4.5% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,531,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,535,087,000 after acquiring an additional 704,970 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 14.1% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,794,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,270,428,000 after acquiring an additional 468,380 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.9% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,709,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $678,890,000 after acquiring an additional 51,328 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 33.7% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,410,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,059,000 after acquiring an additional 608,176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,138,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $716,169,000 after acquiring an additional 23,444 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $194.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $247.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $286.96. The stock has a market cap of $74.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.05. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $147.82 and a one year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%. The company’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.71 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,188,030. This represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Key Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv and NVIDIA introduced the DSX POD AI-factory reference design, targeting deployment in as little as 14 days versus roughly six months for traditional builds. Vertiv also said the NVIDIA DSX platform could deliver up to 30% greater cumulative AI-token output during the first year, supporting the company’s growth opportunity in data-center power and cooling. What Is Vertiv Holdings Co Really Changing With 14 Day AI Factory Builds?
• Positive Sentiment: A collaboration with Dassault Systèmes will allow AI-factory infrastructure to be designed, simulated and validated before construction, potentially reducing deployment complexity and accelerating customer capacity additions. Dassault Systèmes and Vertiv Team to Accelerate AI Factory Design and Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Vertiv favorably, with the stock receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating. Its strong interest-coverage ratio may also help mitigate concerns about higher borrowing costs. Vertiv Stock Rated Moderate Buy by Wall Street Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Vertiv will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference on November 10. The event could provide updates on demand and guidance, but the announcement itself contains no new financial information. Vertiv to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Elevated investor searches indicate heightened attention to VRT, but search activity is not a fundamental catalyst by itself. Investors Heavily Search Vertiv
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning whether planned AI infrastructure spending can be financed, pressuring Vertiv and other power-equipment suppliers. Unusually heavy put-option buying added to the bearish signal, with put volume about 29% above typical levels.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $414.00 to $358.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $337.00 to $323.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $500.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $335.67.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company’s offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.