Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Holdings Raised by Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C.

Key Points

• Prescott Group increased its Vertiv stake by 716.8% in the third quarter, purchasing 6,000 additional shares and ending the period with 6,837 shares valued at about $1.65 million.
• Vertiv reported quarterly EPS of $2.21, topping the $1.82 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 61.2% year over year to $4.31 billion. The company also raised its 2026 revenue and free-cash-flow outlook, according to the article.
• Analysts give Vertiv a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $337.78, though one firm maintained a sell rating and lowered its target to $187.

Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. lifted its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 716.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,837 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 6,000 shares during the quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C.'s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,650,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vertiv by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,531,530 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,535,087,000 after acquiring an additional 704,970 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 14.1% during the second quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,794,360 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,270,428,000 after purchasing an additional 468,380 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,138,967 shares of the company's stock valued at $716,169,000 after purchasing an additional 23,444 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in Vertiv by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,709,276 shares of the company's stock valued at $678,890,000 after buying an additional 51,328 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Vertiv by 33.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,410,642 shares of the company's stock valued at $604,059,000 after buying an additional 608,176 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Vertiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: A research call argued that fears of political disruption to U.S. data-center construction are overblown, helping lift sentiment toward infrastructure suppliers such as Vertiv. Article: GE Vernova Rallies as Bernstein Calls Data Center Fears Overblown
• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv’s cooling systems and other critical data-center equipment position it to benefit from AI infrastructure expansion. Reports cited healthy order growth as a potential foundation for continued growth. Article: Microsoft and Oracle Can't Cool AI Data Centers Without This Growth Stock
• Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage highlighted Vertiv’s strong third-quarter results, raised 2026 revenue and free-cash-flow outlooks, and upbeat demand outlook. These results reinforce the bull case that AI-related capital spending can support future growth. Article: Vertiv: AI Panic Creates Golden Buying Opportunity
• Neutral Sentiment: Vertiv has drawn increased investor attention, but a “trending stock” designation by itself does not indicate a change in fundamentals. Article: Vertiv Is a Trending Stock
• Negative Sentiment: GLJ Research maintained a sell rating and trimmed its price target to $187, signaling concern that shares could be worth less than their recent trading level. Article: GLJ Research Ratings

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VRT. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $340.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 29th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $331.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, October 29th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Oppenheimer restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $325.00 target price (down from $353.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Loop Capital decreased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $500.00 to $400.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $337.78.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.1%

Shares of VRT opened at $235.72 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business has a fifty day moving average of $241.48 and a 200 day moving average of $269.54. The company has a market cap of $90.75 billion, a PE ratio of 44.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.11. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $147.82 and a 52-week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.39. Vertiv had a net margin of 15.99% and a return on equity of 53.31%. The business had revenue of $4.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.24 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 61.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 7.17 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 14th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's payout ratio is currently 4.67%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total transaction of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This represents a 48.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co NYSE: VRT designs, manufactures and services critical digital infrastructure that supports data centers, communication networks and other facilities requiring reliable power and environmental control. Its solutions are used by cloud and colocation providers, telecommunications companies, enterprises, industrial organizations and edge-computing operators.

The company's offerings include uninterruptible power supplies, power distribution and management systems, thermal-management and cooling equipment, integrated racks and enclosures, modular infrastructure, and monitoring and control software.

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