Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Krane Funds Advisors LLC

Krane Funds Advisors LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 24.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,218 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,671 shares during the quarter. Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $845,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Park Place Capital Corp grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% during the fourth quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. grew its holdings in Vertiv by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings cut Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $370.00 to $440.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $347.00 to $387.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $300.44 on Monday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $107.38 and a one year high of $379.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.49, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $311.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $240.39. 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 (NYSE:VRT) last issued 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 firm 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 revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6.28%.

Vertiv 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.