Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Increases Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 68.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,477 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,627 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $977,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vertiv by 67.6% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 54.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $89.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $255.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $179.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $165.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 52.91%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on VRT. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Weiss Ratings raised Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $228.68.

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.