Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Holdings Raised by Crystal Rock Capital Management

Crystal Rock Capital Management grew its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 3.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 93,265 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,475 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for about 6.9% of Crystal Rock Capital Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Crystal Rock Capital Management’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $11,976,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 19.6% in the 1st quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,416,000 after acquiring an additional 572,545 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624,456 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,085,000 after acquiring an additional 182,937 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.6%

NYSE VRT opened at $192.55 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $202.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $73.53 billion, a PE ratio of 72.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $153.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $128.80.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $182.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, July 28th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

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.