71 West Capital Partners Acquires Shares of 4,950 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

71 West Capital Partners acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 4,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $802,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,015,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $365,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Balance Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Balance Wealth LLC now owns 2,089 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD grew its stake in Vertiv by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD now owns 2,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Barclays lifted their target price on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $119.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.31, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $317.12 and a 200-day moving average of $245.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $110.06 and a 52 week high of $379.93.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

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.