24,435 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Purchased by Donoghue Forlines LLC

Donoghue Forlines LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 24,435 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,138,000. Vertiv accounts for 0.9% of Donoghue Forlines LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Oak Harvest Investment Services bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,911,000. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 4.3% in the second quarter. Nixon Peabody Trust Co. now owns 72,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,368,000 after purchasing an additional 2,987 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. bought a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter valued at $257,000. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the second quarter worth $385,000. Finally, Good Life Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter valued at $227,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, 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 approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Vertiv Stock Down 5.7%

VRT stock opened at $163.41 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $163.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.01. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $202.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.48 billion, a PE ratio of 61.66, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 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 analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. Vertiv’s revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 5.66%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. KGI Securities raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price target (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.