Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by L & S Advisors Inc

L & S Advisors Inc trimmed its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 77.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 14,876 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,617 shares during the quarter. L & S Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 187.8% during the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% during the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after buying an additional 6,457 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 191.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,391,000 after buying an additional 135,313 shares in the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its stake in Vertiv by 94.4% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 918,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,520,000 after purchasing an additional 445,785 shares in the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 131.3% in the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,191,000 after purchasing an additional 12,007 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $314.45.

Vertiv Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $371.05 on Friday. 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 $142.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.23, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $101.00 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $293.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.34.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during 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%.Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued 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 was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 6.28%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,667 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.42, for a total value of $25,764,451.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 40,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,136,800. This represents a 71.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,682,244.82. This trade represents a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Vertiv News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Vertiv to $440 from $370 and kept a buy rating, reinforcing the view that the stock still has meaningful upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also increased its target to $435 from $356 and reiterated outperform, adding to the wave of bullish analyst calls after Vertiv’s strong AI-infrastructure positioning. The Fly
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlight Vertiv as a key winner in AI data-center buildouts, including liquid cooling, high-density thermal management, and power infrastructure, which are all core growth areas for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s acquisition of Strategic Thermal Labs and its partnership work tied to AI campus projects support its long-term growth story by expanding its cooling and thermal capabilities.

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.