California Public Employees Retirement System Sells 10,822 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

California Public Employees Retirement System decreased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 1.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 709,114 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,822 shares during the period. California Public Employees Retirement System’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $177,690,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Sachetta LLC raised its position in Vertiv by 41.4% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% during the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% in the first quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Finally, Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $288.79 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $118.70 and a 1 year high of $379.93. 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 company has a market capitalization of $110.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 2.03. The business has a 50-day moving average of $320.41 and a 200-day moving average of $269.39.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

Vertiv News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird upgraded Vertiv to strong-buy and initiated/boosted coverage with a $370 price target, citing strong demand tied to data center growth and AI infrastructure spending. Vertiv rated outperform in new coverage at Baird on data center demand
• Positive Sentiment: Baird’s coverage highlights Vertiv as a key beneficiary of the AI data center power buildout, a theme that investors have been rewarding across infrastructure and cooling names. Vertiv (VRT) Stock: Baird Initiates Coverage With $370 Price Target and Outperform Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary continues to group Vertiv among the stocks positioned to gain from the ongoing AI data center power and cooling spending cycle, which supports the long-term earnings outlook. 3 Stocks Riding the AI Data Center Power Buildout in July
• Neutral Sentiment: RBC Capital trimmed its price target on Vertiv to $418 from $435 but kept an outperform rating, signaling slightly less upside than before while still remaining bullish overall. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Leon Cooperman-related portfolio commentary mentioned Vertiv among other holdings, but it did not add a clear new catalyst for the stock. Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Top 3 Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Zacks Research cut shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target for the company. Finally, Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.73.

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.