Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Lowers Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 87.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,975 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,220 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 281.0% during the third quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 1,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after purchasing an additional 885 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at $117,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Vertiv by 32.2% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $7,845,000. Finally, Moment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter worth about $314,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $234.56 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $89.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.79, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 2.08. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $255.54. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a 50 day moving average of $179.85 and a 200 day moving average of $165.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 52.91% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 22.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on VRT. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Finally, KGI Securities raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $228.68.

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.