Genus Capital Management Inc. Takes $1.98 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Genus Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 12,247 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,984,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 25.9% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 49.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after acquiring an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 price target (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $327.78 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $125.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $101.00 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business’s 50-day moving average is $300.35 and its 200-day moving average is $230.23.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Key Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv is being highlighted as a key AI infrastructure winner because its cooling equipment helps solve the heat problem in dense GPU data centers, supporting long-term demand. Is This AI Data Center Stock a Buy While the Market Panics About Oversupply?
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv was included in a momentum-stock screen, suggesting it continues to show strong trend strength and earnings-growth characteristics that traders favor. Micron & 2 Other Momentum Stocks to Buy Now for Big Upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Articles focused on whether VRT can keep moving higher after earnings, but they did not point to a fresh catalyst; they mainly framed the stock as a momentum name being reassessed by investors. Vertiv (VRT) Up 0.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary raised valuation concerns, noting Vertiv’s strong run has pushed the stock to an elevated earnings multiple, which could limit upside if growth expectations cool. Jim Cramer on Vertiv: “At 53 Times Earnings, I Gotta Say No Thanks”

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.