19,400 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Purchased by Aubrey Capital Management Ltd

Aubrey Capital Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 19,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,143,000. Vertiv comprises approximately 1.2% of Aubrey Capital Management Ltd’s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 187.8% during the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after purchasing an additional 6,947 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its holdings in Vertiv by 272.7% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,457 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Vertiv by 191.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,391,000 after purchasing an additional 135,313 shares during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 131.3% during the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,191,000 after purchasing an additional 12,007 shares during the period. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its holdings in Vertiv by 94.4% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 918,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,520,000 after purchasing an additional 445,785 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.0%

Vertiv stock opened at $340.02 on Monday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $92.13 and a twelve month high of $359.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $280.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $217.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $130.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.43, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays increased their price objective on Vertiv from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. HSBC assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $281.29.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.