Stanley Laman Group Ltd. Buys Shares of 3,313 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Stanley Laman Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,313 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $500,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew 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 valued at $4,880,447,000 after acquiring an additional 291,596 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 5.7% in 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 in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,082,000 after purchasing an additional 219,970 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Vertiv by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $538,132,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Vertiv Trading Up 8.5%

NYSE VRT opened at $175.72 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.19 billion, a PE ratio of 66.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $173.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $151.85. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS 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 company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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 expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on VRT. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Wolfe Research lowered Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 price target on Vertiv and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.38.

Vertiv Company 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.