Reaves W H & Co. Inc. Has $13.43 Million Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Reaves W H & Co. Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 46.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 82,880 shares of the company’s stock after selling 71,265 shares during the period. Reaves W H & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $13,427,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $808,701,000. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its position in Vertiv by 148.0% during the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,885,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091,210 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vertiv by 49.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after acquiring an additional 930,158 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth $125,331,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $316.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $121.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.40, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.04. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $305.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $235.03. 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The business 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 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.