HighTower Advisors LLC Purchases 46,709 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 78.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 106,147 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,709 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $16,013,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV increased its holdings in Vertiv by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc raised its position in 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 last quarter. Plancorp LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

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. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.28.

Vertiv Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $243.70 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $255.54. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $167.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $93.18 billion, a PE ratio of 71.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.08.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

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.