Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 826,281 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of Vertiv worth $5,858,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Howard Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV increased its stake in Vertiv by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc increased its position in Vertiv by 0.8% in the third quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Plancorp LLC lifted its position in Vertiv by 1.3% during the third quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VRT. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.68.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.68 billion, a PE ratio of 68.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. The business’s 50-day moving average is $179.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $255.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 52.91%. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.