Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Increased by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 37,188 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,034 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $4,775,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vertiv by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,006,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,880,447,000 after buying an additional 291,596 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,269,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,930,000 after purchasing an additional 442,937 shares during the period. Amundi lifted 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 acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 3.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,082,000 after buying an additional 219,970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on VRT. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, December 1st. Two 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.48.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $159.72 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $176.27 and a 200-day moving average of $147.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $61.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.27, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $202.45.

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

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Vertiv Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.