Cornerstone Capital Inc. Buys 6,273 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Cornerstone Capital Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 7.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 86,593 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,273 shares during the quarter. Cornerstone Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $13,063,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Abundance Wealth Counselors lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 313.7% in the third quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after buying an additional 7,708 shares in the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 35.5% during the third quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,126,000 after acquiring an additional 71,361 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 143,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,588,000 after acquiring an additional 7,400 shares during the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its position in Vertiv by 272.7% in the 3rd quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,321,000 after acquiring an additional 6,457 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp boosted its stake in Vertiv by 100.2% during the 2nd quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,645,000 after purchasing an additional 6,411 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $244.86 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $255.54. The company has a market capitalization of $93.68 billion, a PE ratio of 71.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.08. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $186.97 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $168.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The company had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.950-1.010 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.970-6.070 EPS. Analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Wolfe Research downgraded Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Mizuho upped their price target on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Vertiv from $204.00 to $277.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

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.