Munro Partners Has $21.89 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Munro Partners cut its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 80.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 135,090 shares of the company’s stock after selling 566,840 shares during the quarter. Munro Partners’ holdings in Vertiv were worth $21,886,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 265.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,568,000 after buying an additional 1,939,749 shares in the last quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 178.2% in the 4th quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,003,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,524,000 after buying an additional 1,283,110 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 148.0% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,885,000 after buying an additional 1,091,210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 49.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,033,000 after buying an additional 930,158 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.71 billion, a PE ratio of 78.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04. 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’s 50 day moving average is $317.12 and its 200 day moving average is $245.94. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $416.00 price target on the stock. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Roth Mkm reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

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.