Emerald Investment Advisers LLC Grows Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Emerald Investment Advisers LLC raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 10.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 27,136 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,527 shares during the quarter. Emerald Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $9,086,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 58.3% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 211.3% in the fourth quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $262.36 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market capitalization of $101.01 billion, a PE ratio of 59.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 2.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $294.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $286.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $118.70 and a twelve month high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen lowered Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Evercore set a $375.00 price objective on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Vertiv from $418.00 to $337.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $357.83.

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.