Vanguard Group Inc. Raises Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 10.16% of Vertiv worth $5,858,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 3.0% in the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,000 after buying an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $255.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.79, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $179.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $165.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 52.91%. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. The firm’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. Analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Wolfe Research lowered Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $228.68.

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.