Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Trimmed by Cullinan Associates Inc.

Cullinan Associates Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 17.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 5,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,222 shares during the period. Cullinan Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $745,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Chung Wu Investment Group LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $345,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $269,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $270,000. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $225,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $264,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT opened at $160.45 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $61.27 billion, a PE ratio of 76.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $168.99. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $137.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $114.13.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The business had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 7.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Mizuho lifted their price target on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Melius upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $162.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.