Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 68.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 6,477 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,627 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $977,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Avion Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $179.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $165.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $255.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.79, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 52.91% and a net margin of 13.03%.The company had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Wolfe Research downgraded Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.68.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

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.