9,143 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Acquired by Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. bought a new position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 9,143 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,481,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $808,701,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,715,000 after acquiring an additional 491,349 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Citigroup upped their price target on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $322.32.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.3%

NYSE VRT opened at $334.22 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of $128.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $107.38 and a one year high of $379.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $307.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $236.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. 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 fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 currently 6.28%.

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.