Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS Sells 38,504 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

02 May 2026, 08:48 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS lessened its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT – Free Report) by 31.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 83,994 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,504 shares during the period. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $13,608,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its stake in Vertiv by 148.0% during the third quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,828,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,885,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091,210 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 934.8% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,098,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,667,000 after purchasing an additional 992,031 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 49.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,033,000 after purchasing an additional 930,158 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $125,331,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,858,352,000 after purchasing an additional 826,281 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.1%

VRT stock opened at $328.11 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $274.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $213.68. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $91.81 and a fifty-two week high of $331.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 2.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6.28%.

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 transaction of $18,974,904.06. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,050,585. This trade represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman owned 22,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,682,244.82. This trade represents a 64.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock worth $123,356,815. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $260.00 price objective (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $198.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $278.38.

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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.

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