Harbor Investment Advisory LLC Purchases 2,227 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 33.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,827 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,227 shares during the quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,430,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Howard Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 3.0% in the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV raised its position in Vertiv by 1.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vertiv by 0.4% during the third quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 15,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,402,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc lifted its stake in Vertiv by 0.8% during the third 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 37.8% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Stock Down 4.7%

Shares of VRT opened at $256.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $276.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.20, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.02. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $222.78 and a 200-day moving average of $185.37.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. 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, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 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, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 7.33%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. This trade represents a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total transaction of $16,506,750.00. Following the sale, 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last three months. Insiders own 2.63% 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.