Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Holdings Cut by Munro Partners

Munro Partners reduced its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 701,930 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,555 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for 2.9% of Munro Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Munro Partners owned 0.18% of Vertiv worth $105,893,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VRT. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,006,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,880,447,000 after purchasing an additional 291,596 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,269,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,930,000 after buying an additional 442,937 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,082,000 after buying an additional 219,970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 20.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after buying an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.0%

Vertiv stock opened at $166.19 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $175.83 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $148.88. The firm has a market cap of $63.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 2.03.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on the stock. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Mizuho upped 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. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Company 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.