Sanctuary Advisors LLC Buys 7,987 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vertiv by 14.5% in Q4, buying 7,987 shares to hold 62,896 shares worth $10,190,000.
• Vertiv beat quarterly expectations with EPS of $1.17 (vs. $1.00 est.) and revenue of $2.65B (up 30.1% YoY), and issued Q2 2026 guidance of 1.370–1.430 EPS and FY 2026 guidance of 6.300–6.400 EPS.
• Significant insider selling occurred recently—directors executed large sales and insiders sold 489,761 shares valued at about $123.36M over the last 90 days, while insiders still own 5.01% of the company.

Sanctuary Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 14.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,896 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 7,987 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $10,190,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp grew its position in 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 acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.3%

VRT stock opened at $322.39 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $270.21 and a 200-day moving average of $211.26. The company has a market cap of $123.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.00, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.04. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $80.51 and a twelve month high of $330.30. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. HSBC assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a "buy" rating and a $325.00 price target on the stock. TD Cowen increased their price target on Vertiv from $269.00 to $347.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Vertiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 14th. Twenty-one analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $278.38.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 65,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.95, for a total value of $16,506,750.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 68,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,353,165.35. This trade represents a 48.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company's stock.

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.

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