FNY Investment Advisers LLC Sells 256 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

FNY Investment Advisers LLC lessened its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 39.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 400 shares of the company’s stock after selling 256 shares during the quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $51,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake in Vertiv by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 6,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $802,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares during the period. Cavalier Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $305,000. Fiduciary Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 49.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fiduciary Family Office LLC now owns 10,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,307,000 after acquiring an additional 3,387 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. of Nevada Inc. now owns 73,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,401,000 after acquiring an additional 2,129 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 138,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,811,000 after acquiring an additional 2,929 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays increased their price target on Vertiv from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group increased their price target on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 price target on Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Mizuho increased their price target on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.81.

Vertiv Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $182.86 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $184.50. The company has a market cap of $69.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.00, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $146.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $122.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 54.37%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv 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.