Arista Wealth Management LLC Acquires Shares of 2,146 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Arista Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 2,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $348,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 6,947 shares during the period. Plato Investment Management Ltd increased its position in Vertiv by 272.7% in the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the period. WD Rutherford LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 80.7% in the 4th quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after acquiring an additional 6,734 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. increased its position in Vertiv by 26.1% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares during the period. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its position in Vertiv by 191.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,391,000 after acquiring an additional 135,313 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $314.29 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $104.71 and a twelve month high of $379.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $304.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $234.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.72 billion, a PE ratio of 78.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Edward L. 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 transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 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.