Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Hodges Capital Management Inc.

Hodges Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 58.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 19,361 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,169 shares during the period. Hodges Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,137,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Waterfront Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Balance Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Balance Wealth LLC now owns 2,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD now owns 2,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VRT. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. HSBC assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $281.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $107.99 billion, a PE ratio of 70.64, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $314.32 and a 200 day moving average of $243.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $107.38 and a one year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm’s revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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 predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio 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.