Huntleigh Advisors Inc. Purchases 1,321 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Huntleigh Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 27.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,049 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,321 shares during the period. Huntleigh Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $777,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRT. Presidio Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 6,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in Vertiv by 14.9% during the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Cigna Investments Inc. New increased its holdings in Vertiv by 3.5% in the second quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 3,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commerce Bank lifted its stake in Vertiv by 0.7% in the first quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 20,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,497,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction 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 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company’s 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on VRT. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $128.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $151.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. William Blair started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, July 28th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $159.00 target price on Vertiv in a research note on Monday, September 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $160.30.

Vertiv Stock Down 2.1%

Vertiv stock opened at $174.11 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $66.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.84. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $143.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.86. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $184.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.