Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC Grows Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 103,700 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,600 shares during the quarter. Vertiv comprises about 1.1% of Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $15,644,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VRT. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at $459,284,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 102.7% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026,837 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 20.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 934.8% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,098,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,667,000 after acquiring an additional 992,031 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.68.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.8%

VRT opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $179.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $165.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $255.54. The stock has a market cap of $89.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 52.91%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv 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.