Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd Has $49.05 Million Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 16.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 382,000 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 55,000 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd owned 0.10% of Vertiv worth $49,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Amundi raised its holdings in Vertiv by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its position in Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,183,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% during the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624,456 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,723,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth $77,820,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $165.63 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $63.33 billion, a PE ratio of 62.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $202.45. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $166.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $137.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 4.15%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188 in the last 90 days. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Citigroup raised their target price on Vertiv from $192.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Glj Research started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

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.