Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Position Lifted by Davidson Capital Management Inc.

Davidson Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 33.8% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 35,092 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,858 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up about 1.1% of Davidson Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Davidson Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $4,506,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Avion Wealth raised its holdings in Vertiv by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Sachetta LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 242.0% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $187.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $160.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $133.89. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5.66%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. KGI Securities upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price target on Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.81.

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.