Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Purchases New Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 78,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,751,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Park Place Capital Corp raised its holdings in Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:VRT opened at $316.01 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $305.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $235.03. The company has a market capitalization of $121.38 billion, a PE ratio of 79.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $104.71 and a 1-year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company’s revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. 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%.

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.