Western Wealth Management LLC Sells 5,236 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Western Wealth Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 78.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,431 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,236 shares during the quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $232,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at approximately $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its position in Vertiv by 19.8% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 49.7% in the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,755,000 after purchasing an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam bought a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Mizuho increased their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Twenty-two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.45.

Vertiv Trading Down 8.3%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $340.31 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $130.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.50, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $101.00 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $295.46 and a 200-day moving average price of $226.63.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $16,506,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 68,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,353,165.35. The trade was a 48.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.