Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Stanley Capital Management LLC

Stanley Capital Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 159,694 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,006 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up 7.1% of Stanley Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Stanley Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $53,469,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,408,661,000 after buying an additional 235,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after acquiring an additional 121,618 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,531,000 after acquiring an additional 97,141 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $368.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 31st. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $357.83.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $255.52 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $118.70 and a one year high of $379.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.37 billion, a PE ratio of 57.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $292.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $288.52.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

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.