Vertiv Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:VRT)

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 60,131 call options on the stock. Thisisanincreaseofapproximately45% compared to the average daily volume of 41,590 call options.

Vertiv Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $128.94 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.24 billion, a PE ratio of 61.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.77. Vertiv has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. The business has a 50-day moving average of $129.00 and a 200 day moving average of $105.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

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

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a yield of 14.0%. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total value of $5,059,801.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 9,551 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,106,292.33. The trade was a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Ibex Wealth Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors now owns 73,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,324,000 after purchasing an additional 6,989 shares in the last quarter. Gallo Partners LP acquired a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth $1,826,000. Viking Fund Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 123.5% in the first quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 38,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,744,000 after acquiring an additional 21,000 shares in the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter worth about $33,389,000. Finally, Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter worth about $475,000. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $142.37.

Vertiv Company 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.