Cloverfields Capital Group LP Trims Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Cloverfields Capital Group LP trimmed its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 28.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 6,925 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,764 shares during the period. Cloverfields Capital Group LP’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,122,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $808,701,000. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in Vertiv by 148.0% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,885,000 after buying an additional 1,091,210 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Vertiv by 49.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after purchasing an additional 930,158 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at $125,331,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VRT. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Fox Advisors raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $326.39.

Vertiv Stock Up 1.5%

NYSE:VRT opened at $302.47 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $316.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $244.41. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $110.06 and a 1-year high of $379.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $116.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.00, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.64 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

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.