38,200 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Purchased by Alberta Investment Management Corp

Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 38,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,763,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during 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 during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Vertiv by 5.7% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,269,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,061,930,000 after purchasing an additional 442,937 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 3.4% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,082,000 after purchasing an additional 219,970 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $538,132,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $243.07 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $255.54. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $182.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $166.28. The firm has a market cap of $92.93 billion, a PE ratio of 71.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays raised 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. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.28.

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.