5,446 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Acquired by MCF Advisors LLC

MCF Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 5,446 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $882,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Empowered Funds LLC boosted 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 acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after acquiring an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $300.44 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.49, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $107.38 and a one year high of $379.93. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $311.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $239.87. 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

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.