Generate Investment Management Ltd Makes New Investment in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Generate Investment Management Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 28,541 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,152,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its position in Vertiv by 265.6% in 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. Alkeon Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 178.2% in the fourth quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,003,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,110 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in Vertiv by 148.0% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,885,000 after buying an additional 1,091,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 49.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,033,000 after buying an additional 930,158 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price on the stock. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $357.93 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $322.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $251.27. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $110.06 and a one year high of $379.93. The firm has a market cap of $137.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue 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 analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 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.