AIA Group Ltd Grows Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

AIA Group Ltd boosted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2,014.9% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 40,501 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 38,586 shares during the quarter. AIA Group Ltd’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $6,110,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 826,281 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Vertiv by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,173,000 after buying an additional 189,484 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Vertiv by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,662,000 after buying an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth $538,132,000. Finally, Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth $459,284,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Down 1.1%

VRT opened at $265.55 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $276.78. The business has a 50-day moving average of $218.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $183.46. 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 has a market capitalization of $101.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, 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 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 yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 7.33%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last 90 days. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.