Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Employees Retirement System of Texas

Key Points

• Employees Retirement System of Texas cut its stake in Vertiv by 23.1%, selling 147,245 shares and finishing the quarter with 489,110 shares worth about $73.79 million.
• Major institutions reshuffled positions—Norges Bank and Winslow opened large stakes and Invesco boosted holdings to 5.93M shares—resulting in roughly 89.9% of VRT owned by institutional investors.
• Insiders sold heavily (489,761 shares, ~ $123.4M this quarter) even as Vertiv launched the OneCore digital‑twin for AI data centers and several analysts raised price targets (Mizuho $290, Barclays $281, Morgan Stanley $285), leaving a consensus Moderate Buy and a $230.28 target.

Employees Retirement System of Texas lowered its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 23.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 489,110 shares of the company's stock after selling 147,245 shares during the period. Employees Retirement System of Texas owned 0.13% of Vertiv worth $73,787,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $459,284,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 148.0% in the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company's stock valued at $275,885,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091,210 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 102.7% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026,837 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Vertiv by 20.9% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company's stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Roth Mkm reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Mizuho lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $285.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $230.28.

Key Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vertiv launched the OneCore digital‑twin platform aimed at accelerating high‑density AI data center builds — a product move that directly targets the fast‑growing AI infrastructure market and supports revenue leverage over coming years. Vertiv (VRT) Debuts OneCore Digital Twin Platform for AI Data Centers
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish coverage (including Jim Cramer) and positive features highlight Vertiv as a top AI/data‑center play, which tends to attract momentum and retail/trading flows. Jim Cramer on Vertiv Holdings: “What a Stock, What a Company”
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage emphasizes Vertiv’s outperformance versus peers on execution and AI tailwinds — articles argue the company is outpacing competitors, supporting a longer‑term growth narrative. Why Vertiv Is Outpacing Every Competitor
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst‑focused pieces (Zacks, Yahoo synthesis) highlight recent rally among AI‑infrastructure names and flag Vertiv as carrying favorable momentum/rankings, implying further upside potential if AI capex continues. The Zacks Analyst Blog Vertiv, HubSpot, Dell, Keysight and Cognex
• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat included Vertiv among megatrend beneficiaries (AI, cloud, clean energy), reinforcing the structural demand story for data‑center infrastructure over the next decade. Megatrends Still Matter: 3 Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years (VRT)
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage assessing valuation and consensus ratings notes a consensus around a “moderate buy” and elevated multiples (reflecting growth expectations). This keeps the stock vulnerable to changes in execution or interest‑rate sentiment. Vertiv Holdings Co. NYSE: VRT Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: A company director sold about $18.97 million of VRT stock — a large insider sale that likely triggered near‑term selling/lock‑in by other holders and contributed to downward pressure on the share price today. Vertiv NYSE: VRT Director Sells $18,974,904.06 in Stock

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. 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 quarter. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE VRT opened at $265.33 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.81, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02. The firm's 50-day moving average is $211.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.31. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $276.78.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.99 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's payout ratio is presently 7.33%.

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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