4,055 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Acquired by Highland Capital Management LLC

Highland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,055 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $657,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 19.8% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its position in Vertiv by 49.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam bought a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at $5,682,244.82. This trade represents a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last quarter. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on VRT. Zacks Research lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on Vertiv from $340.00 to $353.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, HSBC began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $278.38.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $358.96 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $91.84 and a one year high of $359.84. The company has a market cap of $137.88 billion, a PE ratio of 90.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 2.09. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $278.65 and a 200-day moving average of $216.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.