Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 54,259 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,128 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $8,186,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 25.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after acquiring an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $567,000. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 53.5% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 46,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,955,000 after purchasing an additional 16,161 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 316,057 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,730,000 after purchasing an additional 21,565 shares during the period. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 315.6% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 14,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,800,000 after purchasing an additional 10,643 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Key Vertiv News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS beat and margin/cash flow strength — Vertiv reported $1.36 EPS vs. $1.29 expected, adjusted operating margin expanded and operating cash flow/adjusted free cash flow surged year‑over‑year. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Orders, backlog and AI demand — Organic Q4 orders jumped ~252% YoY, TTM organic orders +~81%, book‑to‑bill ~2.9x and backlog ~ $15B (up ~109% YoY). Management tied growth to AI/data‑center investments. Press Release — Q4 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Aggressive FY‑2026 guidance — Vertiv raised FY‑2026 EPS to $5.97–$6.07 (consensus ~5.28) and revenue guidance to $13.3–$13.8B (consensus ~12.4B), which underpins the rally. Earnings Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue essentially in line — Q4 revenue was $2.88B versus ~$2.89B expected (22–23% YoY growth), so top line was roughly in line while EPS beat. MarketBeat analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 outlook in line — Q1 EPS guide of $0.95–1.01 is roughly consistent with street expectations, so near‑term cadence is steady rather than accelerating. Earnings Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and technical risk — The rally leaves VRT trading at a high multiple and technically extended (overbought indicators); conversion of backlog and timing of deliveries remain execution risks. Barron’s coverage

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays raised Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $181.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $201.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $248.92 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $176.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $162.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $95.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 2.08. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $249.95.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $1.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.29 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.89 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. Analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.