APG Asset Management N.V. Raises Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

APG Asset Management N.V. boosted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 0.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 244,460 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the period. APG Asset Management N.V.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $16,340,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VRT. IHT Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $211,000. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. increased its stake in Vertiv by 106.3% in the 4th quarter. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. now owns 136,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,505,000 after purchasing an additional 70,317 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vertiv by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 10,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,243,000 after purchasing an additional 3,225 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $459,000. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 48.4% in the 4th quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 6,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,000 after buying an additional 2,056 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $125.9970 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $129.89 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.55. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $155.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.29, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous dividend of $0.01. This represents a dividend yield of 14.0%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Mizuho increased their price objective on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.00.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total transaction of $5,059,801.89. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 9,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,106,292.33. The trade was a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.