Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by International Assets Investment Management LLC

International Assets Investment Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 27.4% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,415 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,696 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,220,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 25.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $567,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 19.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC now owns 1,390 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 230 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia boosted its position in Vertiv by 49.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 29,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,755,000 after buying an additional 9,712 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ossiam purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VRT. HSBC initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings lowered Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Glj Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $342.24.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT traded down $5.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $318.66. The stock had a trading volume of 2,998,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,385,232. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $118.70 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The company has a market cap of $122.40 billion, a PE ratio of 80.07, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 2.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $324.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $264.75.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted 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. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The business had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.64 EPS. The business’s 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. On average, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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