Chicago Capital LLC Sells 1,971 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Chicago Capital LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 279,009 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,971 shares during the period. Chicago Capital LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Vertiv worth $45,202,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRT. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 1,560.0% during the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Park Place Capital Corp increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares in the company, valued at $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total value of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $281.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 target price for the company. Roth Mkm reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $335.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.62.

Vertiv Trading Up 4.4%

VRT stock opened at $307.14 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $65.93 and a 1-year high of $312.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The company has a market capitalization of $117.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.07, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 2.04. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $259.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $204.11.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.07. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.55% and a net margin of 13.03%.The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

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

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.