Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Albion Financial Group UT

Albion Financial Group UT lowered its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 98.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,026 shares of the company’s stock after selling 110,055 shares during the quarter. Albion Financial Group UT’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $306,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA raised its position in Vertiv by 35.5% during the 3rd quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,126,000 after buying an additional 71,361 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in Vertiv by 100.1% during the 2nd 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 during the period. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 130.2% in the 2nd quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after buying an additional 5,173 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 167,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp grew its holdings in Vertiv by 100.2% during the second quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after acquiring an additional 6,411 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. 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 report on Thursday, October 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $182.00 to $204.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $180.48.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $165.45 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $175.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $150.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm 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. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were given a $0.0625 dividend. 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 dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

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.