GM Advisory Group LLC Has $1.57 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

GM Advisory Group LLC lessened its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 38.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,236 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,670 shares during the period. GM Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% during the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,183,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624,456 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,723,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth about $77,820,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $172.36 on Thursday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $202.45. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $169.68 and its 200-day moving average is $140.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.90 billion, a PE ratio of 65.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The business 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 quarterly revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.