GM Advisory Group LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

GM Advisory Group LLC cut its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 24.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,237 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,999 shares during the quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,393,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in Vertiv by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 20.9% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at about $538,132,000. Finally, Winslow Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $459,284,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $265.55 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $218.76 and its 200-day moving average price is $183.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $276.78. The company has a market cap of $101.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.87, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 EPS. Vertiv’s revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This trade represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last ninety days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.