ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. Increases Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 78.4% during Q2, now owning 25,190 shares valued at approximately $3.23 million.
• Investor sentiment is positive as multiple firms, including UBS Group and Zacks Research, have upgraded Vertiv's stock rating, with a consensus target price of $144.95.
• Vertiv recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.95, exceeding analyst expectations, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 35.1%.

ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 78.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 25,190 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 11,068 shares during the period. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V.'s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,234,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 6,323.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 183,532 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,251,000 after acquiring an additional 180,675 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 113.5% during the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 13,709 shares of the company's stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 7,287 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 18.9% during the first quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,693 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,422,000 after purchasing an additional 3,124 shares during the period. MRA Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at $660,000. Finally, Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 4.9% during the first quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 8,920 shares of the company's stock valued at $644,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Mizuho upped their target price on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $144.95.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $160.45 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.84. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $168.99. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $137.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $113.78.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Insider Activity

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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