ABN Amro Investment Solutions Makes New $1.40 Million Investment in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

ABN Amro Investment Solutions purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,402,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Avion Wealth grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% during the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 780.0% in the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 264 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Garde Capital Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1,886.7% during the second quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the company’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $170.66 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $164.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $135.59. The stock has a market cap of $65.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.40, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue 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. As a group, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 target price on shares of Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. William Blair started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

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.