Pincus Capital Management LP Takes $757,000 Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Pincus Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 4,675 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $757,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Howard Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Waterfront Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Waterfront Wealth Inc. now owns 2,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period. Balance Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Balance Wealth LLC now owns 2,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Legacy Capital Group California Inc. now owns 1,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Fairfield Financial Advisors LTD now owns 2,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Fox Advisors upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of VRT opened at $322.68 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $105.68 and a one year high of $379.93. The company has a market cap of $123.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $307.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $236.04.

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 net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during 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 company’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. Research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.