McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. Takes Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,105,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Vertiv by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 796 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares during the period. First Growth Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $11,841,000. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 25,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,075,000 after purchasing an additional 7,706 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2,319.3% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 783,958 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,009,000 after purchasing an additional 751,553 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.0%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $333.49 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The firm has a market cap of $128.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.79, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a 50-day moving average of $320.50 and a 200 day moving average of $248.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS 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 net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Glj Research raised Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. Loop Capital began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

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.