Severin Investments LLC Takes $479,000 Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Severin Investments LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 1,910 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $479,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its position in Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,755,000 after acquiring an additional 9,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam purchased a new position in Vertiv in the second quarter worth about $50,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $416.00 price target on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Up 9.0%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $334.66 on Wednesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $324.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $256.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.55 billion, a PE ratio of 84.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

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.