Gunderson Capital Management Inc. Takes Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Gunderson Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 24,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,666,000. Vertiv makes up 1.4% of Gunderson Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $459,284,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624,456 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 102.7% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Vertiv by 20.9% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $174.95 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The firm has a market cap of $66.89 billion, a PE ratio of 66.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $173.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $152.63.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 price target on shares of Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup increased their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Barclays upgraded Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $181.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday. Finally, KGI Securities raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.38.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vertiv Company 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.