Graphene Investments SAS Sells 7,300 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Graphene Investments SAS lowered its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 24.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,100 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,300 shares during the quarter. Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,838,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Avion Wealth increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $32,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 780.0% in the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1,886.7% during the 2nd quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 298 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 283 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $190.50 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a market capitalization of $72.84 billion, a PE ratio of 71.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.87. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $157.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $131.21. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. 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 forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid 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 yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.66%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company’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 value of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on VRT. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Rothschild Redb upgraded Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average 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.