Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd Cuts Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd trimmed its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 48.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,053 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,561 shares during the quarter. Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Vertiv by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after acquiring an additional 235,577 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,531,000 after acquiring an additional 97,141 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $262.36 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $101.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 2.06. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $294.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $287.55. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $118.70 and a 1-year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $418.00 to $337.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $357.83.

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.