Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Trims Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC reduced its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 30.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,425 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,425 shares during the period. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $879,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Park Place Capital Corp grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. HSBC started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Two equities research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $316.01 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $121.38 billion, a PE ratio of 79.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 2.09. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $305.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $234.69. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $104.71 and a twelve month high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during 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 firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $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. Research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Insider Activity 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 transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

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.