Vertiv Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSE:VRT)

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) was the recipient of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Stock traders acquired 63,513 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 33% compared to the typical volume of 47,685 call options.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vertiv

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 1,560.0% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the third quarter worth about $30,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Up 3.4%

Vertiv stock opened at $188.79 on Friday. Vertiv has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The company has a market cap of $72.18 billion, a PE ratio of 71.24, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 2.03. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $174.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $143.70.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild Redb upgraded Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $178.38.

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.