Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC lessened its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT – Free Report) by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 69,285 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,564 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for 2.7% of Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $16,719,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Perpetual Ltd raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 6,110.5% during the third quarter. Perpetual Ltd now owns 114,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,605,000 after acquiring an additional 112,555 shares during the last quarter. NFSG Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 325.4% during the third quarter. NFSG Corp now owns 8,984 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,168,000 after acquiring an additional 6,872 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 536.3% during the first quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 76,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,134,000 after acquiring an additional 64,358 shares during the period. N10 Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 34.2% during the third quarter. N10 Wealth LLC now owns 80,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,497,000 after acquiring an additional 20,604 shares during the period. Finally, LDR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 111.5% in the third quarter. LDR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,318,000 after acquiring an additional 7,248 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 30th. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $357.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 29th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Vertiv from $440.00 to $375.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $325.00 target price (down from $353.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $337.78.
Key Stories 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
Vertiv Stock Performance
Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $235.72 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $241.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $269.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $90.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.06, a PEG 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 results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.39. Vertiv had a return on equity of 53.31% and a net margin of 15.99%. The business had revenue of $4.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.24 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 61.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 7.17 EPS for the current year.
Vertiv Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 14th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 14th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.67%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Vertiv news, Director Edward Monser sold 15,287 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.82, for a total value of $3,880,146.34. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,188,030. This represents a 48.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.
Vertiv 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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