Blue Jean Financial LLC Buys Shares of 17,091 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Blue Jean Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 17,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,769,000. Vertiv makes up about 2.2% of Blue Jean Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 265.6% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,749 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 148.0% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,885,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091,210 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 49.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,033,000 after purchasing an additional 930,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $125,331,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:VRT opened at $302.47 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $316.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $244.41. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $110.06 and a 52 week 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 stock has a market cap of $116.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.00, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted 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. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 30th. Three 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 given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

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.