Focus Financial Network Inc. Lowers Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Focus Financial Network Inc. lessened its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 68.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,321 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,961 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,116,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Herbst Group LLC grew its holdings in Vertiv by 2.3% during the second quarter. Herbst Group LLC now owns 9,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,013,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 87.3% during the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tactive Advisors LLC now owns 3,935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,318,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 8.7% during the 2nd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,593,000 after acquiring an additional 2,062 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunburst Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $249,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.7%

NYSE:VRT opened at $270.55 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $118.70 and a 12 month high of $379.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $299.76 and its 200 day moving average is $281.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.16 billion, a PE ratio of 61.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.06.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on VRT. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $368.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $348.54.

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.