Union Square Park Capital Management LLC Invests $2.51 Million in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Union Square Park Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 10,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,506,000. Vertiv comprises approximately 1.4% of Union Square Park Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at $2,641,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares during the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth $2,197,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% in the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp upgraded Vertiv to “strong-buy”, a vote of confidence that signals analysts see more upside in the stock. Zacks.com
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv is being highlighted as a leading AI infrastructure play, with Zacks arguing investors may prefer infrastructure names like VRT over AI chips and mega-cap tech for exposure to the AI boom. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are anticipating Vertiv’s upcoming Q2 earnings, with expectations for strong revenue and EPS growth driven by AI-related demand, partnerships, and expansion efforts. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv announced it is expanding manufacturing and testing capacity at its Tognana campus near Padua, which could help it meet growing demand and support future sales. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced a deployment supporting the Naval Postgraduate School’s NVIDIA DGX GB300 system, showcasing Vertiv’s integrated power, liquid cooling, rack infrastructure, and installation services for high-density AI systems. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent articles note that Vertiv’s rally has cooled after a big run-up, with the stock pulling back from prior gains; this suggests some profit-taking, though the longer-term growth story remains intact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One recent note said Vertiv dipped more than the broader market in the latest session, reflecting short-term volatility despite the strong fundamental backdrop. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Glj Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Robert W. Baird began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 price objective for the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their target price on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $343.48.

Vertiv Trading Down 4.5%

NYSE VRT opened at $290.29 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $313.24 and its 200-day moving average is $274.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $111.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.94, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $118.70 and a one year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Vertiv 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.