Financial Security Advisor Inc. Purchases Shares of 1,536 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Financial Security Advisor Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 1,536 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Park Place Capital Corp lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 624.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter worth $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Twenty-two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.45.

Vertiv News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Vertiv to $440 from $370 and kept a buy rating, reinforcing the view that the stock still has meaningful upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada also increased its target to $435 from $356 and reiterated outperform, adding to the wave of bullish analyst calls after Vertiv’s strong AI-infrastructure positioning. The Fly
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent articles highlight Vertiv as a key winner in AI data-center buildouts, including liquid cooling, high-density thermal management, and power infrastructure, which are all core growth areas for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s acquisition of Strategic Thermal Labs and its partnership work tied to AI campus projects support its long-term growth story by expanding its cooling and thermal capabilities.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $371.05 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $101.00 and a one year high of $379.93. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $293.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $225.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The company has a market capitalization of $142.52 billion, a PE ratio of 93.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. Vertiv’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total transaction of $25,633,048.58. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the sale, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last quarter. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.