1,608 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Acquired by Rathbones Group PLC

Rathbones Group PLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in Vertiv by 2.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 16.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,715,000 after acquiring an additional 491,349 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 49.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after acquiring an additional 930,158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Vertiv by 1.6% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,143,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,303,000 after acquiring an additional 33,012 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv is being highlighted as a key AI infrastructure winner because its cooling equipment helps solve the heat problem in dense GPU data centers, supporting long-term demand. Is This AI Data Center Stock a Buy While the Market Panics About Oversupply?
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv was included in a momentum-stock screen, suggesting it continues to show strong trend strength and earnings-growth characteristics that traders favor. Micron & 2 Other Momentum Stocks to Buy Now for Big Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles focused on whether VRT can keep moving higher after earnings, but they did not point to a fresh catalyst; they mainly framed the stock as a momentum name being reassessed by investors. Vertiv (VRT) Up 0.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary raised valuation concerns, noting Vertiv’s strong run has pushed the stock to an elevated earnings multiple, which could limit upside if growth expectations cool. Jim Cramer on Vertiv: “At 53 Times Earnings, I Gotta Say No Thanks”

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,579,482.32. The trade was a 46.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 over the last three months. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $327.78 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $101.00 and a 12-month high of $379.93. The company has a market capitalization of $125.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09. 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 $300.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $229.96.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 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.