Senator Investment Group LP Sells 58,754 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Senator Investment Group LP reduced its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 17.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 274,055 shares of the company’s stock after selling 58,754 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up 1.8% of Senator Investment Group LP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest position. Senator Investment Group LP owned about 0.07% of Vertiv worth $44,400,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Vertiv by 265.6% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,568,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939,749 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in Vertiv by 148.0% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,885,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091,210 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 49.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after purchasing an additional 930,158 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new stake in Vertiv in the third quarter worth $125,331,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $317.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.94. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $110.06 and a 12-month high of $379.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $119.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.31, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be 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 of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

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.