Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Increased by Royal London Asset Management Ltd.

Royal London Asset Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 911,626 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,387 shares during the quarter. Royal London Asset Management Ltd.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $147,693,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vertiv by 211.3% during the fourth 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 position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Park Place Capital Corp raised its position in Vertiv by 624.0% during the fourth 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. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its position in Vertiv by 98.9% during the fourth 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 Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VRT shares. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $416.00 price target on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Up 1.5%

VRT opened at $302.47 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $110.06 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. 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’s fifty day moving average price is $316.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $244.41. The company has a market capitalization of $116.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS 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 issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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%.

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.