Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Grows Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 14.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 29,292 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,692 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,761,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 6,010 shares of the company’s stock valued at $772,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $285,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 2.8% in 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. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 14.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth lifted its holdings 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 period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv 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 sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Up 4.6%

NYSE VRT opened at $199.26 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.19, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.84. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $151.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $127.11. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $199.50. 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 (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $182.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cfra Research upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv 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.