Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Sold by Sterling Capital Management LLC

Sterling Capital Management LLC cut its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 46.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 18,035 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,861 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $4,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,531,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,535,087,000 after acquiring an additional 704,970 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Vertiv by 14.1% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,794,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,270,428,000 after purchasing an additional 468,380 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Vertiv by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,138,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,169,000 after purchasing an additional 23,444 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Vertiv by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,709,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $678,890,000 after purchasing an additional 51,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in Vertiv by 33.7% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,410,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,059,000 after purchasing an additional 608,176 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv and NVIDIA introduced the DSX POD AI-factory reference design, targeting deployment in as little as 14 days versus roughly six months for traditional builds. Vertiv also said the NVIDIA DSX platform could deliver up to 30% greater cumulative AI-token output during the first year, supporting the company’s growth opportunity in data-center power and cooling. What Is Vertiv Holdings Co Really Changing With 14 Day AI Factory Builds?
• Positive Sentiment: A collaboration with Dassault Systèmes will allow AI-factory infrastructure to be designed, simulated and validated before construction, potentially reducing deployment complexity and accelerating customer capacity additions. Dassault Systèmes and Vertiv Team to Accelerate AI Factory Design and Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to view Vertiv favorably, with the stock receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating. Its strong interest-coverage ratio may also help mitigate concerns about higher borrowing costs. Vertiv Stock Rated Moderate Buy by Wall Street Analysts
• Neutral Sentiment: Vertiv will participate in a fireside chat at the Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference on November 10. The event could provide updates on demand and guidance, but the announcement itself contains no new financial information. Vertiv to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conference
• Neutral Sentiment: Elevated investor searches indicate heightened attention to VRT, but search activity is not a fundamental catalyst by itself. Investors Heavily Search Vertiv
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are questioning whether planned AI infrastructure spending can be financed, pressuring Vertiv and other power-equipment suppliers. Unusually heavy put-option buying added to the bearish signal, with put volume about 29% above typical levels.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Vertiv from $387.00 to $356.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 30th. HSBC lowered their price objective on Vertiv from $376.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Vertiv from $337.00 to $323.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $335.67.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $194.40 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $147.82 and a twelve month high of $379.93. The stock has a market cap of $74.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.05. The company’s fifty day moving average is $247.47 and its 200 day moving average is $286.96.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.71 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 14th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company’s offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.