University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. Buys New Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 287 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $37,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Avion Wealth boosted its stake in Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 242.0% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have issued reports on VRT. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group boosted their price target on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $182.00 price objective on Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Finally, William Blair initiated coverage on Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of VRT opened at $185.87 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.14, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.84. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $188.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $147.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $124.14. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

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.