Aberdeen Group plc Has $41.44 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Aberdeen Group plc trimmed its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 1.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 255,778 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,833 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc owned about 0.07% of Vertiv worth $41,439,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 38.5% during the 4th quarter. Worth Financial Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $672,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at $260,000. First Community Trust NA boosted its stake in Vertiv by 46.3% during the fourth quarter. First Community Trust NA now owns 2,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after acquiring an additional 670 shares in the last quarter. Tema Etfs LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 33.1% during the fourth quarter. Tema Etfs LLC now owns 43,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,091,000 after acquiring an additional 10,896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vertiv by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 1,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $285.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Barclays upped their price target on Vertiv from $281.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wolfe Research cut Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $237.45.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $261.22 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $282.05. 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 firm has a market cap of $99.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.60, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $239.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $194.24.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 13.03% and a return on equity of 49.55%. The firm’s revenue was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the company’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 transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,666 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $252.13, for a total value of $25,633,048.58. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.