Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Purchased by Foundations Investment Advisors LLC

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 14.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 250,402 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,963 shares during the quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $40,568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 624.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 98.9% in the fourth 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 purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Two 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.32.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $319.77 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $104.71 and a 12 month high of $379.93. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $304.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $233.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.83 billion, a PE ratio of 80.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued 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 yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

Vertiv 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.