Insider Selling: Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Insider Sells $175,882.00 in Stock

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) insider Paul Ryan sold 1,400 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $125.63, for a total value of $175,882.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,608,440.89. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Paul Ryan also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 26th, Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.8%

VRT opened at $134.23 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $51.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.77. The business has a 50 day moving average of $130.78 and a 200-day moving average of $105.95.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a yield of 14.0%. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.18%.

Institutional Trading of Vertiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ibex Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 10.5% in the first quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors now owns 73,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,324,000 after buying an additional 6,989 shares in the last quarter. Gallo Partners LP acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at $1,826,000. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $33,389,000. Viking Fund Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 123.5% in the first quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 38,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,744,000 after buying an additional 21,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $475,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on VRT shares. William Blair started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.00.

About Vertiv

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.