Natixis Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 9.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 92,262 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,686 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $14,947,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its stake in Vertiv by 624.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 98.9% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Trading Down 7.2%

NYSE:VRT opened at $300.44 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $311.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $107.38 and a 1 year high of $379.93. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on VRT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Loop Capital began coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays upped their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

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.