SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Increases Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 42.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 20,600 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,154 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% in the third quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 5.5% during the third quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 143,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,588,000 after purchasing an additional 7,400 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 191.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,391,000 after purchasing an additional 135,313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 131.3% during the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,191,000 after purchasing an additional 12,007 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $7,527,850.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This represents a 46.74% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Up 5.3%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $358.96 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $91.84 and a fifty-two week high of $359.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $278.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $137.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 90.19, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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. Research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were 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 of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VRT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $278.38.

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.