Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Boosted by Navellier & Associates Inc.

Navellier & Associates Inc. raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 5.1% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 99,894 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,816 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up about 2.7% of Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Navellier & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $33,446,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,641,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. bought a new stake in Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $2,197,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 80.7% in the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after acquiring an additional 6,734 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv is up 18.4% since its earnings report, with analysts pointing to favorable earnings-estimate revisions as a potential near-term catalyst. The consensus price target implies approximately 28.4% upside, though the article notes that price targets alone have limited predictive value. Why Is Vertiv Up 18.4% Since Last Earnings Report?
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv expanded its high-density uninterruptible power supply portfolio in Asia, targeting large-scale artificial-intelligence data centers and other critical digital infrastructure. The move strengthens its positioning in the growing power and cooling market supporting AI workloads. Vertiv Expands High-Density UPS Family
• Positive Sentiment: Recent bullish research describes Vertiv as a key supplier of power, cooling, and infrastructure for AI data centers. The thesis includes rising infrastructure content per megawatt, higher-margin services, and management’s long-term targets for 20%–22% organic sales growth and operating margins above 27%. Vertiv: AI’s Physical Bottleneck
• Neutral Sentiment: Vertiv exceeded quarterly EPS expectations, but revenue came in below consensus despite 24.1% year-over-year growth. Its elevated valuation and high beta make the stock particularly sensitive to profit-taking, estimate changes, and broader technology-sector sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP announced an investigation into potential claims on behalf of Vertiv investors. The announcement does not establish wrongdoing, but such investigations can add uncertainty and weigh on investor sentiment. Pomerantz Investor Alert

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $414.00 to $358.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $357.83.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $256.20 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $288.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $289.42. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $118.70 and a 12 month high of $379.93.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

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.