Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 3,990 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 23.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,345 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,990 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $5,349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth about $2,641,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after buying an additional 4,645 shares during the period. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,197,000. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 51.0% during the 4th quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 11,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,813,000 after acquiring an additional 3,777 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Loop Capital started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Glj Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.24.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:VRT opened at $318.66 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $324.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $265.45. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $118.70 and a one year high of $379.93. The firm has a market cap of $122.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.