260,318 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.

Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. trimmed its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,656,314 shares of the company’s stock after selling 260,318 shares during the quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. owned 0.43% of Vertiv worth $399,685,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRT. MidFirst Bank bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Sachetta LLC raised its holdings in Vertiv by 41.4% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 123 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 60.5% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 554.2% in the first quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 157 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore set a $375.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Piper Sandler set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price objective on Vertiv and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Sunday, October 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $329.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on Vertiv from $331.00 to $323.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $335.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,188,030. The trade was a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $203.12 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.95, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 2.05. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $147.82 and a 1-year high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $252.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $288.42.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE: VRT) designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company’s offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.