Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC Has $857,000 Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 51.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,289 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,543 shares during the period. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $857,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRT. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter worth $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 19.8% during the second quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.7% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,755,000 after acquiring an additional 9,712 shares during the period. Finally, Ossiam acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $50,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRT has been the topic of several analyst reports. HSBC initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Stock Up 2.2%

Vertiv stock opened at $322.68 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.94 billion, a PE ratio of 81.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 2.04. The company’s 50-day moving average is $307.01 and its 200-day moving average is $236.04. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $105.68 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. The trade was a 82.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv 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.