WD Rutherford LLC Buys 7,040 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

WD Rutherford LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 538.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,347 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,040 shares during the period. WD Rutherford LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,259,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,006,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,880,447,000 after acquiring an additional 291,596 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 5.7% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,269,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,930,000 after acquiring an additional 442,937 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,082,000 after purchasing an additional 219,970 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth $538,132,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price target (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.38.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $171.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $172.75 and a 200-day moving average of $152.76. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $202.45. The company has a market cap of $65.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 2.06.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released 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 business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Vertiv Company Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.