Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT is Blue Whale Capital LLP’s 10th Largest Position

Blue Whale Capital LLP lowered its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 30.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 508,941 shares of the company’s stock after selling 223,177 shares during the period. Vertiv makes up approximately 4.3% of Blue Whale Capital LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Blue Whale Capital LLP owned approximately 0.13% of Vertiv worth $65,353,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,389,000. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position 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 worth $415,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624,456 shares in the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 449.9% in the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 17,627 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 130.2% in the second quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after purchasing an additional 5,173 shares during the period. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 134.9% in the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 291,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,372,000 after acquiring an additional 167,152 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $169.50 on Wednesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $64.81 billion, a PE ratio of 63.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $168.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $139.81.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 4.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Cowen set a $210.00 target price on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $182.00 target price on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Glj Research assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.