Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Raises Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 24.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,657,948 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 517,980 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $430,614,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 6,947 shares during the period. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,641,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% in the 4th quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after acquiring an additional 6,734 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $302.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $316.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $244.41. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $110.06 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

About Vertiv

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.