Emerald Investment Advisers LLC Boosts Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Emerald Investment Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 10.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,136 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,527 shares during the period. Emerald Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $9,086,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Vertiv by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $455,531,000 after acquiring an additional 97,141 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.9%

VRT opened at $262.36 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $294.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $286.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $101.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03. 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, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.95 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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 was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Barclays boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $368.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $357.83.

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.