Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Lowered by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC trimmed its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 201,879 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,120 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $29,028,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gabelli Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth approximately $794,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in Vertiv by 13.0% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 2,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $204,000 after purchasing an additional 325 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 15.3% in the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 3,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 399 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its stake in Vertiv by 8.5% during the first quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 13,630 shares of the company’s stock valued at $984,000 after purchasing an additional 1,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its stake in Vertiv by 30.3% during the first quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 703 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 target price on shares of Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Wolfe Research lowered Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.4%

VRT opened at $167.52 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $175.21 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of $64.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. 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, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 9.43%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.