World Investment Advisors Grows Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

World Investment Advisors lifted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 34.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,457 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,656 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,046,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $333.49 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $321.56 and a 200 day moving average of $250.02. The company has a market cap of $128.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.79, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The business’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on VRT. Glj Research raised Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $416.00 price objective for the company. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.39.

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.