Harbour Investments Inc. Has $1.02 Million Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 38.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,311 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,757 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,022,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 19.8% in the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Fox Advisors raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $316.01 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $305.93 and its 200-day moving average is $234.69. The stock has a market cap of $121.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 2.09. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $104.71 and a twelve month high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

Vertiv Company 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.