Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC

CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 64.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 364,756 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 142,518 shares during the period. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $55,027,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VRT. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 0.4% in the third quarter. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC now owns 23,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,504,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in Vertiv during the third quarter worth $1,958,000. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the third quarter worth $309,000. Faithward Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the third quarter valued at $4,551,000. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 30.8% in the third quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after acquiring an additional 2,315 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $265.55 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The firm has a market cap of $101.60 billion, a PE ratio of 77.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $218.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $183.46. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $276.78.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. Vertiv’s revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. 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 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $7,527,850.04. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This trade represents a 46.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a 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 issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.