WT Asset Management Ltd Grows Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

WT Asset Management Ltd grew its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 8.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 337,700 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,700 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up about 2.4% of WT Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. WT Asset Management Ltd owned approximately 0.09% of Vertiv worth $50,945,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Abundance Wealth Counselors raised its stake in Vertiv by 313.7% in the third quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after buying an additional 7,708 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,126,000 after purchasing an additional 71,361 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its position in Vertiv by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 143,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,588,000 after buying an additional 7,400 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% in the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares during the period. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 100.2% in the second quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,645,000 after acquiring an additional 6,411 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded down $3.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $239.61. The stock had a trading volume of 324,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,909,943. The stock has a market cap of $91.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.60, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $255.54. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $183.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $166.82.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.99 EPS. The company’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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $285.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

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.