Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Acquired by Arete Wealth Advisors LLC

Arete Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 241.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,057 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,063 shares during the quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,575,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Howard Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the third quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV increased its stake in Vertiv by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc. GA ADV now owns 3,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $456,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 0.8% in the third quarter. JBR Co Financial Management Inc now owns 7,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,180,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Plancorp LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% during the third quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 5,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wolfe Research cut shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued 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, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $254.25 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $195.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $171.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market cap of $97.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 74.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.02. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $264.86.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $2.88 billion for 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%.The business’s quarterly revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.