Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Asset Management One Co. Ltd.

Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lessened its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 2.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 137,381 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,936 shares during the quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $20,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VRT. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 334 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 33.5% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,056,000 after acquiring an additional 3,673 shares during the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 5.0% in the first quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 45,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,254,000 after acquiring an additional 2,162 shares during the last quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 33.7% in the first quarter. Teza Capital Management LLC now owns 3,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,000 after acquiring an additional 829 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 425.9% during the first quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE:VRT opened at $173.87 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $66.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.61, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $202.45. The business has a fifty day moving average of $173.61 and a 200-day moving average of $152.23.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 9.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays raised Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $181.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price objective (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.38.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Vertiv

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.