Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Lifted by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 16.0% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 14,135 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,949 shares during the quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,542,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position 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 period. Sankala Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Park Place Capital Corp increased its stake in Vertiv by 624.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Loop Capital began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 price target for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Three research 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $318.38 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $122.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 79.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $110.06 and a 1 year high of $379.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $323.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $252.25.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

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.