Insider Selling: Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Director Sells 65,000 Shares of Stock

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $16,506,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 68,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,353,165.35. This represents a 48.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Steven Reinemund also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 26th, Steven Reinemund sold 35,000 shares of Vertiv stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $8,888,250.00.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded up $2.79 on Monday, reaching $257.68. 5,362,374 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,737,294. The company has a market capitalization of $98.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.83, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.02. The company has a fifty day moving average of $195.04 and a 200-day moving average of $171.97. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $264.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its 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 net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings raised Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.28.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,723,000 after buying an additional 143,821 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,881,000 after buying an additional 121,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.