Grange Capital LLC Has $517,000 Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Grange Capital LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 35.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,028 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,235 shares during the quarter. Grange Capital LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $517,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Presidio Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% during the second quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 6,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $772,000 after buying an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its stake in Vertiv by 4.0% during the second quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the period. Grandview Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vertiv by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $179.63 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $159.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $133.16. 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 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $202.45. The stock has a market cap of $68.68 billion, a PE ratio of 67.79, a PEG ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its 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. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $192.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price 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. Finally, Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.81.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last quarter. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.