Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Has $11.23 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 53.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 69,300 shares of the company’s stock after selling 77,993 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $11,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $517,715,000 after acquiring an additional 491,349 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on VRT. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. HSBC started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $300.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a PE ratio of 75.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $107.38 and a 12 month high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $311.65 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

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.