WD Rutherford LLC Increases Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

WD Rutherford LLC lifted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 80.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,081 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares during the period. WD Rutherford LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,443,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% in 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. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on VRT. Citigroup upped their target price on Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.45.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total value of $7,527,850.04. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This represents a 46.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, 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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vertiv News Summary

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 Stock Up 0.0%

Vertiv stock opened at $371.05 on Monday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $101.00 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $293.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.57. The company has a market capitalization of $142.52 billion, a PE ratio of 93.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 2.09.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Vertiv 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.