Munro Partners Has $21.89 Million Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Munro Partners lessened its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 80.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 135,090 shares of the company’s stock after selling 566,840 shares during the quarter. Munro Partners’ holdings in Vertiv were worth $21,886,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 211.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 165 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Park Place Capital Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on VRT. HSBC began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $311.67 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $110.06 and a twelve month high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $317.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $245.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $119.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued 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. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

About Vertiv

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.