2,435 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Acquired by Hanseatic Management Services Inc.

Hanseatic Management Services Inc. bought a new position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 2,435 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $610,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. SFE Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. SFE Investment Counsel now owns 3,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $765,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Webster Bank N. A. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% in the first quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 542 shares of the company’s stock worth $136,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 41.4% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 2.1% during the first quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quotient Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 2.5% during the first quarter. Quotient Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird upgraded Vertiv to strong-buy and initiated/boosted coverage with a $370 price target, citing strong demand tied to data center growth and AI infrastructure spending. Vertiv rated outperform in new coverage at Baird on data center demand
• Positive Sentiment: Baird’s coverage highlights Vertiv as a key beneficiary of the AI data center power buildout, a theme that investors have been rewarding across infrastructure and cooling names. Vertiv (VRT) Stock: Baird Initiates Coverage With $370 Price Target and Outperform Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to group Vertiv among the stocks positioned to gain from the ongoing AI data center power and cooling spending cycle, which supports the long-term earnings outlook. 3 Stocks Riding the AI Data Center Power Buildout in July
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital trimmed its price target on Vertiv to $418 from $435 but kept an outperform rating, signaling slightly less upside than before while still remaining bullish overall. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Leon Cooperman-related portfolio commentary mentioned Vertiv among other holdings, but it did not add a clear new catalyst for the stock. Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Top 3 Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on VRT. Bank of America increased their target price on Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target for the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Vertiv from $435.00 to $418.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $342.73.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $288.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $110.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $320.41 and its 200 day moving average is $269.39. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $118.70 and a one year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

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.