Alberta Investment Management Corp Purchases 91,200 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Alberta Investment Management Corp lifted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 238.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 129,400 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 91,200 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $20,964,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Faithward Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 30,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,018,000 after purchasing an additional 807 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.4% during the fourth quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 443 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Needham Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 285,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,213,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 48,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,923,000 after purchasing an additional 3,544 shares during the period. Finally, Silvant Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC now owns 83,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,597,000 after purchasing an additional 1,347 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective on the stock. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities 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 MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $317.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.94. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $110.06 and a one year high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a market cap of $119.71 billion, a PE ratio of 78.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. 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 expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

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.