Janus Henderson Group PLC Sells 513,478 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Janus Henderson Group PLC trimmed its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 37.2% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 865,412 shares of the company’s stock after selling 513,478 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $216,852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Sachetta LLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 41.4% during the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 60.5% in the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at $41,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore set a $375.00 target price on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $339.33.

Key Stories Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong earnings and raised guidance: Vertiv reported adjusted EPS of $1.52, ahead of the $1.43 consensus, while revenue rose 24.1% year over year to $3.27 billion. Operating profit increased 44% and adjusted operating profit climbed 51%. The company raised its full-year 2026 EPS outlook to $6.65–$6.75 and revenue guidance to approximately $14 billion. Vertiv second-quarter earnings release
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand remains a key catalyst: Management highlighted accelerating demand for AI-enabled data centers, rising infrastructure spending and a growing project pipeline. Analysts at Oppenheimer also cited robust demand and pipeline expansion as support for Vertiv’s longer-term outlook. Oppenheimer Vertiv outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts still see substantial upside: Citigroup maintained a Buy rating while lowering its price target to $358 from $414. KeyCorp retained an Overweight rating but reduced its target to $325 from $360. Both targets remain well above the recent trading level, suggesting analysts view the selloff as excessive if growth estimates are achieved.
• Neutral Sentiment: Near-term outlook is mixed: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $3.7–$3.9 billion is broadly in line with expectations, while EPS guidance of $1.77–$1.83 brackets the $1.79 consensus. This supports continued growth but offers limited near-term upside surprise.
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue fell short of expectations: Second-quarter sales of $3.27 billion missed the approximately $3.38 billion consensus estimate. Investors reacted negatively because the miss raised concerns about execution and the timing of data-center projects, overshadowing the EPS beat and higher guidance. Vertiv revenue miss report
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and momentum remain risks: Vertiv’s elevated earnings multiple and sharp recent decline make the stock sensitive to additional estimate reductions or evidence that AI-related demand is being delayed. The price-target cuts from Citi and KeyCorp, even with favorable ratings, reinforce investor caution.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $227.44 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $307.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $277.10. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $118.70 and a 12-month high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $87.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The company’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.66%.

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.