Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Pictet Asset Management Holding SA

Key Points

• Pictet Asset Management trimmed its Vertiv stake by 23.8% in Q4, selling 292,219 shares and leaving it with 933,273 shares (about 0.24% of the company) valued at roughly $151.3 million.
• Vertiv beat the quarter with $1.17 EPS versus a $1.00 consensus and $2.65 billion in revenue (up 30.1% YoY), and provided Q2 2026 guidance of $1.370–1.430 and FY 2026 guidance of $6.300–6.400 per share.
• Insiders have been selling heavily: Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares and Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares, with insiders offloading a total of 489,761 shares worth about $123.36 million in the last 90 days.

Pictet Asset Management Holding SA reduced its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 23.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 933,273 shares of the company's stock after selling 292,219 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA owned approximately 0.24% of Vertiv worth $151,267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its position in Vertiv by 624.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $322.39 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $80.51 and a one year high of $330.30. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $270.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $211.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $123.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.00, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 2.04.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 22,258 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,682,244.82. This trade represents a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 5.01% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $269.00 to $347.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Mizuho upped their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vertiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 14th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $278.38.

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.

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