Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stake Decreased by Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Bank AG lessened its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 10.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,766,213 shares of the company’s stock after selling 196,095 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG owned 0.46% of Vertiv worth $286,144,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 187.8% during the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after purchasing an additional 6,947 shares during the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at $2,641,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at $808,701,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% during the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $281.14 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The firm has a market cap of $107.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $314.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $243.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $107.38 and a 52 week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

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.