Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stake Boosted by Chase Investment Counsel Corp

Chase Investment Counsel Corp lifted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 3.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 63,587 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,292 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for approximately 2.9% of Chase Investment Counsel Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Chase Investment Counsel Corp’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $10,301,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Park Place Capital Corp grew its holdings in Vertiv by 624.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $371.05 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $293.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $225.57. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $101.00 and a 52 week high of $379.93. The company has a market capitalization of $142.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.23, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Mizuho boosted their price target on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target for the company. HSBC assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $335.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.45.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 $17,353,165.35. The trade was a 48.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

More Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Vertiv to $440 from $370 and kept a buy rating, reinforcing the view that the stock still has meaningful upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also increased its target to $435 from $356 and reiterated outperform, adding to the wave of bullish analyst calls after Vertiv’s strong AI-infrastructure positioning. The Fly
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlight Vertiv as a key winner in AI data-center buildouts, including liquid cooling, high-density thermal management, and power infrastructure, which are all core growth areas for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s acquisition of Strategic Thermal Labs and its partnership work tied to AI campus projects support its long-term growth story by expanding its cooling and thermal capabilities.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.