SIR Capital Management L.P. Sells 34,313 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

SIR Capital Management L.P. lessened its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 38.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,719 shares of the company’s stock after selling 34,313 shares during the quarter. SIR Capital Management L.P.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $8,865,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 211.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its position in Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Barclays raised their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $302.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business has a fifty day moving average of $316.12 and a 200 day moving average of $244.41. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued 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 company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.64 EPS. 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, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

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.