Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Whittier Trust Co.

Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 10.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 156,256 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,226 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $40,428,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,531,000 after acquiring an additional 97,141 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $300.49 on Monday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $110.06 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $324.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $259.86. 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 firm has a market cap of $115.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.50, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. Analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

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.