Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 13.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 56,223 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,732 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $9,109,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. CreativeOne Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 187.8% in the third quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth about $2,641,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,641,000 after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 80.7% in the 4th quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,734 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $297.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $114.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.82, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.03. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $315.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $244.00. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $108.81 and a 12 month high of $379.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

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, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Oppenheimer increased their price target on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.39.

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.