Raiffeisen Bank International AG Cuts Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Raiffeisen Bank International AG lowered its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 282,533 shares of the company’s stock after selling 150,985 shares during the quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $40,490,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at about $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $459,284,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 102.7% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026,837 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Vertiv by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 934.8% during the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,098,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,667,000 after acquiring an additional 992,031 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $243.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $167.54. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $255.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a market cap of $93.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.47, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.08.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.