Graphene Investments SAS Sells 3,300 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Graphene Investments SAS lowered its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 14.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,300 shares during the quarter. Graphene Investments SAS’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,836,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth $26,000. Avion Wealth boosted its position in Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 780.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Mizuho raised their target price on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price target on Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $180.48.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $160.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $147.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.45 billion, a PE ratio of 60.65, a PEG ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.43%.

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.