Bokf Na Sells 26,442 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Bokf Na reduced its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 81.7% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,922 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,442 shares during the quarter. Bokf Na’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,429,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hanseatic Management Services Inc. now owns 2,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $698,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the period. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 1,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after buying an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. North Dakota State Investment Board now owns 11,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,835,000 after buying an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 75.0% during the 3rd quarter. VestGen Advisors LLC now owns 13,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,309,000 after buying an additional 5,876 shares during the period. Finally, Conning Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 1,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,188,030. The trade was a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 5.6%

Shares of VRT opened at $232.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a market cap of $89.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.40, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 2.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $242.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $268.96. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $147.82 and a 52-week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.39. Vertiv had a return on equity of 53.31% and a net margin of 15.99%. The company had revenue of $4.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.24 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 61.2% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 7.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th were given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.67%.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and outlook beat expectations: Vertiv reported adjusted EPS of $2.21 versus the $1.82 consensus and revenue of $4.31 billion versus expectations of $3.75 billion. Revenue rose 61.2% year over year, while earnings increased 78%. Management also upgraded its 2026 outlook. Vertiv Q3 Earnings Beat on Robust Sales Growth and Strong AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand is accelerating: Orders more than doubled from a year earlier, supported by demand for Vertiv’s power and cooling systems used in data centers. Deferred revenue reached $4.12 billion, suggesting robust future demand and persistent data-center capacity constraints. Plugging In: Vertiv Cashes In on AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support improved: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target from $323 to $351 and maintained a “moderate buy” rating. The broader analyst consensus also points to additional upside, while technical commentary suggests the earnings rally may have helped end a prolonged correction. Royal Bank of Canada recommendations
• Neutral Sentiment: Recovery follows a sharp selloff: Vertiv had fallen roughly 34%–36% from its spring peak amid concerns about an earlier revenue miss and product-quality issues. The latest earnings beat has driven a sharp rebound, but the stock’s beta above 2 indicates continued sensitivity to market sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit-taking risks remain: Even after the correction, Vertiv trades at a relatively high earnings multiple, leaving limited room for execution disappointments. The large post-earnings move may also encourage short-term profit-taking and contribute to session-to-session volatility.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on Vertiv from $368.00 to $376.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Mizuho set a $300.00 price objective on Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Evercore set a $375.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $331.00 to $323.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $337.81.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company’s offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.