Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Clearbridge Investments LLC

Clearbridge Investments LLC decreased its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 12.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,818,560 shares of the company’s stock after selling 411,876 shares during the quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC owned 0.74% of Vertiv worth $456,635,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 2.2% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its stake in Vertiv by 2.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,173,000 after purchasing an additional 189,484 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 16.7% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $517,715,000 after purchasing an additional 491,349 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $300.44 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a PE ratio of 75.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $311.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $239.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $107.38 and a 12-month high of $379.93.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Fox Advisors raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

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.