Forefront Wealth Partners LLC Invests $722,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Forefront Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $722,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Management Professionals Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 1,560.0% in the third quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 166 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the period. Avion Wealth lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on VRT. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Cfra Research raised shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $181.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 target price (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $164.16 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. The stock has a market cap of $62.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.95, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 2.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $174.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $150.81. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.43%.

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.