Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) Short Interest Update

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) saw a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 8,912,395 shares, a growth of 42.6% from the February 26th total of 6,251,544 shares. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 8,389,609 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Purpose Unlimited Inc. bought a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth $356,000. World Investment Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 34.5% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 6,457 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,046,000 after purchasing an additional 1,656 shares during the period. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $219,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 17.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 38,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,190,000 after purchasing an additional 5,802 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in Vertiv by 63.8% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 463,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,201,000 after purchasing an additional 180,538 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of VRT stock traded down $1.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $251.07. 5,436,764 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,585,777. The company has a market cap of $96.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 2.02. 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 stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $231.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $190.53. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $282.05.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $235.26.

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.