Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Director Sells $18,974,904.06 in Stock

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Director Edward Monser sold 77,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, 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 can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.7%

VRT opened at $268.04 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.71. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $276.78. The stock has a market cap of $102.55 billion, a PE ratio of 78.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 7.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vertiv by 2.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after buying an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $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% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after acquiring an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: S&P 500 inclusion creates forced, index‑driven demand and has been the primary near‑term catalyst lifting VRT; index fund buying and front‑running by traders drove the recent big jump. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AI‑data center exposure and product innovation are driving conviction: Vertiv launched the OneCore digital‑twin platform aimed at accelerating high‑density AI data center builds — a strategic revenue lever if adopted by hyperscalers. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile endorsements and upbeat analyst coverage are boosting demand — Jim Cramer called Vertiv a “Cramer fave,” and consensus analyst ratings skew to Buy/Overweight with multiple price targets above current levels. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Fundamentals supporting the story: recent quarterly EPS beat and raised guidance underpin a growth narrative tied to a multibillion‑dollar order backlog for data‑center equipment. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market visibility and inclusion on AI‑themed lists are attracting longer‑term investors and ETFs, which can sustain flows after the index rebalance. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: a director disposed of a large block (77,294 shares), which can be read negatively even though institutional and index flows likely dominate near‑term trading. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and crowding risk: VRT trades at a high PE and has seen rapid price appreciation — investors should weigh stretched multiples and the potential for short‑term profit taking after the index‑driven run. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Mizuho upped their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.28.

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.