Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Lessened by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 9.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 803,035 shares of the company’s stock after selling 80,985 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $193,780,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Perpetual Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 6,110.5% in the 3rd quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 114,397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,605,000 after purchasing an additional 112,555 shares in the last quarter. NFSG Corp increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 325.4% during the 3rd quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 8,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,168,000 after purchasing an additional 6,872 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 536.3% during the 1st quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 76,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,134,000 after purchasing an additional 64,358 shares in the last quarter. N10 Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 34.2% during the 3rd quarter. N10 Wealth LLC now owns 80,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,497,000 after purchasing an additional 20,604 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LDR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 111.5% during the 3rd quarter. LDR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,318,000 after purchasing an additional 7,248 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and outlook beat expectations: Vertiv reported adjusted EPS of $2.21 versus the $1.82 consensus and revenue of $4.31 billion versus expectations of $3.75 billion. Revenue rose 61.2% year over year, while earnings increased 78%. Management also upgraded its 2026 outlook. Vertiv Q3 Earnings Beat on Robust Sales Growth and Strong AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure demand is accelerating: Orders more than doubled from a year earlier, supported by demand for Vertiv’s power and cooling systems used in data centers. Deferred revenue reached $4.12 billion, suggesting robust future demand and persistent data-center capacity constraints. Plugging In: Vertiv Cashes In on AI Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support improved: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target from $323 to $351 and maintained a “moderate buy” rating. The broader analyst consensus also points to additional upside, while technical commentary suggests the earnings rally may have helped end a prolonged correction. Royal Bank of Canada recommendations
• Neutral Sentiment: Recovery follows a sharp selloff: Vertiv had fallen roughly 34%–36% from its spring peak amid concerns about an earlier revenue miss and product-quality issues. The latest earnings beat has driven a sharp rebound, but the stock’s beta above 2 indicates continued sensitivity to market sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profit-taking risks remain: Even after the correction, Vertiv trades at a relatively high earnings multiple, leaving limited room for execution disappointments. The large post-earnings move may also encourage short-term profit-taking and contribute to session-to-session volatility.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on VRT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Vertiv from $331.00 to $323.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. HSBC cut their target price on shares of Vertiv from $376.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 target price on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Vertiv from $356.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Glj Research began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 6th. They set a “sell” rating and a $188.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $337.81.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This represents a 48.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE VRT opened at $232.21 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $242.63 and a 200-day moving average of $268.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $89.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.74 and a beta of 2.11. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $147.82 and a 52 week high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.39. Vertiv had a return on equity of 53.31% and a net margin of 15.99%. The company had revenue of $4.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.24 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 61.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 7.17 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 14th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 4.67%.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company’s offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.