Candriam S.C.A. Sells 77,872 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Candriam S.C.A. decreased its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 66.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 39,679 shares of the company’s stock after selling 77,872 shares during the quarter. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $9,610,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 60.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 87.3% during the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% during the 1st quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ravenstone Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at $40,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Vertiv from $352.00 to $301.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Daiwa Securities Group cut their target price on Vertiv from $400.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Finally, Glj Research reduced their price target on Vertiv from $188.00 to $187.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $337.78.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Anthropic’s IPO filing points to roughly $895 billion in computing and lease commitments, including facilities developed by outside partners. Vertiv is among the companies positioned to supply data-center cooling, and the article notes that Vertiv and two other infrastructure providers each grew third-quarter revenue by at least 57%. Anthropic’s S-1 Says It Will Expand Its Data Center Footprint
• Positive Sentiment: A bullish analysis points to triple-digit order growth, improving margins, and durable AI-compute demand as potential growth drivers through 2027. That supports the case that data-center investment can continue to benefit Vertiv. Vertiv: Double Down Buy Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage describes VRT as testing a closely watched support area after a pullback, with strong earnings performance contrasting with a softer market. This may help explain near-term trading, but the article’s headline does not establish a fundamental catalyst. VRT Price Prediction: Pullback into a heavily watched support band
• Neutral Sentiment: Another valuation article argues that Vertiv may be below fair value after recent deals and launches involving grid interconnection, liquid cooling, and AI-focused offerings. It also notes that substantial past gains mean high expectations are already embedded in the stock. Vertiv Stock Looks Below Fair Value After Recent Deals
• Negative Sentiment: Permitting disputes could delay data-center construction, threatening the projects that require Vertiv’s cooling and power systems. Separately, one analysis frames the selloff as concern about demand in 2028, despite a strong 2027 outlook. AI Data Center Pipeline Could Dry Up The Print Was About 2027, The Selloff Is About 2028

Vertiv Trading Up 9.7%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $200.62 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $147.82 and a 12 month high of $379.93. The company has a market cap of $77.24 billion, a PE ratio of 37.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 2.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business’s 50 day moving average is $235.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $269.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $4.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.99% and a return on equity of 53.31%. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 61.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.24 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 7.17 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 14th were given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4.67%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,188,030. The trade was a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure used by data centers, communications networks and commercial and industrial facilities. Its offerings help customers maintain reliable power, cooling and operating conditions for technology systems.

The company’s products and solutions include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution equipment, thermal management systems, racks, integrated modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.