2,051 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Bought by Caerus Investment Advisors LLC

Caerus Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 2,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $309,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth about $567,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 102.7% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,446,000 after buying an additional 1,026,837 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in Vertiv by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 60,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,774,000 after buying an additional 4,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 6.2% during the second quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 26,186 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,363,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $265.55 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $218.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $183.46. The stock has a market cap of $101.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $276.78.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 7.33%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, January 16th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.28.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last three months. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.