Williamson Legacy Group LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT – Free Report) by 40.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 10,175 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,771 shares during the period. Williamson Legacy Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,156,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $128,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the period. Accurate Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Accurate Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 18.6% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 638 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 61.3% during the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 292 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Finally, Bouvel Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC now owns 11,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,261,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently commented on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $126.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $141.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Melius Research reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Melius lowered shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, January 6th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $138.57.
Vertiv Stock Performance
Shares of VRT opened at $95.09 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $118.34 and a 200-day moving average of $110.27. Vertiv Holdings Co has a one year low of $62.40 and a one year high of $155.84. The company has a market cap of $35.69 billion, a PE ratio of 74.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.02.
Vertiv (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.15. Vertiv had a net margin of 6.19% and a return on equity of 61.41%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.56 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.
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.
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