Aspire Private Capital LLC Sells 4,734 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Aspire Private Capital LLC lowered its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 40.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,062 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,734 shares during the period. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,144,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. First Community Trust NA increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. First Community Trust NA now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after buying an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. Tema Etfs LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 33.1% in the fourth quarter. Tema Etfs LLC now owns 43,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,091,000 after acquiring an additional 10,896 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 65.4% in the 4th quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 3,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,000 after acquiring an additional 1,455 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,603,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.7%

VRT opened at $259.74 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $235.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $192.51. The firm has a market cap of $99.38 billion, a PE ratio of 76.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 2.04. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $282.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.33%.

More Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target to $300 and upgraded to “Overweight,” signaling meaningful upside versus recent levels and likely drawing buy-side interest. Barclays Raises Price Target
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv announced and is being highlighted for a US$50M Ohio expansion to boost production of liquid‑cooling and chilled‑water systems for high‑density and AI data centers — a direct capacity play into the fastest‑growing part of the data‑center market. This supports revenue/margin upside if AI demand continues. Is Vertiv Quietly Redefining Its Data Center Edge?
• Positive Sentiment: Product expansion: Vertiv added a wall‑mount cooling system for edge and small data rooms in EMEA, broadening its thermal portfolio and addressing edge deployment demand — a niche that can drive recurring sales and attach rates. Vertiv Expands Thermal Portfolio
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/coverage commentary and market pieces (Zacks et al.) point to strong YTD performance, heavy order flow and an earnings‑beat history — factors that support momentum but may already be priced in. Vertiv Soars 55% YTD
• Negative Sentiment: Not all Wall Street is uniformly bullish: Jefferies cut Vertiv from Buy to Hold and trimmed its target to $260, flagging concerns that expectations may be elevated — this adds some near‑term selling pressure and acts as a counterweight to upgrades. Vertiv Downgraded

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last quarter. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays raised their target price on Vertiv from $281.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $237.45.

Vertiv Company 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.