Empirical Asset Management LLC Invests $358,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Empirical Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $358,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MAI Capital Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 41,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,300,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Jag Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter worth $7,937,000. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT boosted its stake in Vertiv by 5.9% in the third quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 35,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,345,000 after buying an additional 1,968 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 73.4% in the third quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Waddell & Associates LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 10.5% during the third quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 5,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $220.00 to $286.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Barclays increased their price target on Vertiv from $200.00 to $281.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $230.28.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $259.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $264.86. The firm has a market cap of $99.14 billion, a PE ratio of 75.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $193.15 and its 200-day moving average is $170.74.

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

Vertiv Company 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.