Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Global Retirement Partners LLC

Global Retirement Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,631 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,629 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,660,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. Capital Advisors Inc. OK purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the third quarter worth about $255,000. American National Bank & Trust boosted its position in Vertiv by 225.0% in the 3rd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 559 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 180.9% during the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 7,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,000 after purchasing an additional 4,728 shares during the period. NTV Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 200.7% during the 3rd quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 26,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,991,000 after purchasing an additional 17,658 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schear Investment Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. Schear Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $828,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $211.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group raised their target price on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. KGI Securities upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.38.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.0%

VRT stock opened at $173.87 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $202.45. The stock has a market cap of $66.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.61, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.06. The business’s 50-day moving average is $173.61 and its 200 day moving average is $152.23.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

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.