Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by USS Investment Management Ltd

USS Investment Management Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 7.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 70,527 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,369 shares during the quarter. USS Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $11,423,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $27,000. Park Place Capital Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Barclays increased their price target on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Weiss Ratings lowered Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $416.00 target price on the stock. 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of VRT opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. 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 capitalization of $119.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $317.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $245.94. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $110.06 and a twelve month high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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