Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stake Lessened by MRA Advisory Group

MRA Advisory Group lowered its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 27.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,238 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,027 shares during the period. MRA Advisory Group’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Lingotto Investment Management LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $2,641,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $808,701,000. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. raised its stake in Vertiv by 26.1% during the fourth 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 during the period. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $2,197,000. Finally, WD Rutherford LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 80.7% in the fourth quarter. WD Rutherford LLC now owns 15,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,443,000 after acquiring an additional 6,734 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT stock opened at $272.71 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $104.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.70, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $300.81 and a 200 day simple moving average of $280.33. 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 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.38 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, July 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Fox Advisors raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Vertiv from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $348.54.

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.