Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Dana Investment Advisors Inc.

Dana Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 27.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 151,896 shares of the company’s stock after selling 57,816 shares during the quarter. Vertiv comprises 0.7% of Dana Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Dana Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $24,609,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 6,947 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% in the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 191.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 206,102 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,391,000 after acquiring an additional 135,313 shares during the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 94.4% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 918,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,520,000 after acquiring an additional 445,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 131.3% in the 3rd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 21,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,191,000 after acquiring an additional 12,007 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.45.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,667 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.42, for a total transaction of $25,764,451.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 40,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,136,800. The trade was a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $371.05 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $101.00 and a 1-year high of $379.93. 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 company has a market capitalization of $142.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 2.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $293.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.34.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Key Headlines Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Vertiv to $440 from $370 and kept a buy rating, reinforcing the view that the stock still has meaningful upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also increased its target to $435 from $356 and reiterated outperform, adding to the wave of bullish analyst calls after Vertiv’s strong AI-infrastructure positioning. The Fly
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlight Vertiv as a key winner in AI data-center buildouts, including liquid cooling, high-density thermal management, and power infrastructure, which are all core growth areas for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s acquisition of Strategic Thermal Labs and its partnership work tied to AI campus projects support its long-term growth story by expanding its cooling and thermal capabilities.

About Vertiv

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.