AIA Group Ltd Boosts Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

AIA Group Ltd increased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2,014.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,501 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,586 shares during the period. AIA Group Ltd’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $6,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 25.9% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $567,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 102.7% in the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after buying an additional 1,026,837 shares during the period. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 8.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 60,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,774,000 after buying an additional 4,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 6.2% during the second quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 26,186 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,363,000 after buying an additional 1,536 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on VRT shares. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $230.28.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.1%

NYSE:VRT opened at $265.55 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $101.60 billion, a PE ratio of 77.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.02. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $276.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $218.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $183.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.33%.

Insider Activity

In other Vertiv news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total value of $10,211,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. This trade represents a 64.25% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $246.92, for a total transaction of $7,527,850.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 34,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This trade represents a 46.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815 over the last 90 days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.