Park Avenue Securities LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 25.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,958 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,090 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $4,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $596,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. Mirova lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 114.8% during the third quarter. Mirova now owns 32,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,860,000 after purchasing an additional 17,216 shares during the period. Finivi Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Finivi Inc. now owns 13,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,067,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd grew its position in Vertiv by 2,014.9% in the 3rd quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 40,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,110,000 after buying an additional 38,586 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Vertiv by 34.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $549,000 after buying an additional 936 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $256.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $98.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 75.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 2.02. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $276.78. The business has a fifty day moving average of $222.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $185.37. 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 (NYSE:VRT) last posted 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 business had revenue of $2.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 (DPR) is 7.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on VRT. Oppenheimer restated an “outperform” rating and set a $270.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $200.00 to $266.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $230.28.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Anders Karlborg sold 30,487 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 34,746 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,579,482.32. This trade represents a 46.74% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 in the company, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.