Plato Investment Management Ltd Buys Shares of 14,740 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Plato Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 14,740 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,906,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,641,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. purchased a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $2,197,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 80.7% in the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after buying an additional 6,734 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $294.46 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $118.70 and a 1-year high of $379.93. The stock has a market cap of $113.36 billion, a PE ratio of 66.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 2.06. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $296.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $284.74.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid 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 was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Loop Capital began coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $348.54.

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.