K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc Acquires Shares of 15,000 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc acquired a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,425,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 1.9% in the third quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. JBR Co Financial Management Inc boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Plancorp LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $802,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays boosted their price target on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.28.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.4%

VRT stock opened at $261.85 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73. The company has a market cap of $100.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.79, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 2.08. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.12. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $264.86.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

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.