Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stake Lessened by Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. cut its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 61.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 106,673 shares of the company’s stock after selling 170,385 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $16,093,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gunderson Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,666,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 60.4% in the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 5,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $841,000 after buying an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vertiv by 4.4% during the third quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $557,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors raised its stake in Vertiv by 313.7% during the third quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,533,000 after buying an additional 7,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 6,462 shares of the company’s stock worth $975,000 after buying an additional 1,262 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $171.63 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $172.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $152.76. The company has a market cap of $65.62 billion, a PE ratio of 64.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 2.06. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for 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%. Vertiv’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current 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 represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. KGI Securities raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays upgraded shares of Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $181.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two 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 assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.38.

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.