Insider Selling: Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Director Sells 65,000 Shares of Stock

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $16,506,750.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 68,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,353,165.35. This represents a 48.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

Steven Reinemund also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 26th, Steven Reinemund sold 35,000 shares of Vertiv stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $8,888,250.00.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock traded up $2.79 during trading on Monday, hitting $257.68. The company had a trading volume of 5,362,374 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,737,294. The business has a 50 day moving average of $195.04 and a 200 day moving average of $171.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.02. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $264.86.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. The business’s 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $79,000. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Alpine Global Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at $1,726,000. Tempo Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $858,000. Finally, MidFirst Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on VRT. Barclays lifted their target price on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $230.28.

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.