Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Cut by Stephens Investment Management Group LLC

Stephens Investment Management Group LLC trimmed its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 18.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 489,719 shares of the company’s stock after selling 110,944 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up about 1.7% of Stephens Investment Management Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC owned about 0.13% of Vertiv worth $122,714,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $300.49 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $324.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $259.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $110.06 and a one year high of $379.93. The firm has a market cap of $115.42 billion, a PE ratio of 75.50, a price-to-earnings-growth 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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv’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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.37 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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