Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 48.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,053 shares of the company's stock after selling 10,561 shares during the quarter. Osmosis Investment Management UK Ltd's holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,701,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. State Street Corp boosted its position in Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company's stock worth $1,408,661,000 after acquiring an additional 235,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after acquiring an additional 143,821 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company's stock worth $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth approximately $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company's stock valued at $455,531,000 after purchasing an additional 97,141 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
VRT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and set a $368.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. They set a "buy" rating and a $500.00 target price on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Fox Advisors raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $357.83.
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Vertiv Price Performance
Shares of VRT opened at $262.36 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $294.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $287.55. The stock has a market cap of $101.01 billion, a PE ratio of 59.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 2.06. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $118.70 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.
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.09% and a return on equity of 50.47%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.38 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.95 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current year.
Vertiv Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv's payout ratio is currently 5.66%.
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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.
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