Bellecapital International Ltd. Invests $392,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Bellecapital International Ltd. has invested approximately $392,000 to acquire 3,056 shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. in the second quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Vertiv, with Amundi growing its stake by 96.8% and 1832 Asset Management increasing it by 985.3% in the first quarter.
• Vertiv reported a quarterly EPS of $0.95, exceeding analysts' expectations, and announced a $0.15 annualized dividend with a payout ratio of 7.18%.

Bellecapital International Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,056 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $392,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. Amundi grew its position 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 buying an additional 3,420,144 shares in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $166,183,000 after buying an additional 2,089,612 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after buying an additional 1,359,070 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $77,820,000. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 19.6% in the 1st quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $252,416,000 after buying an additional 572,545 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Melius raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Cfra Research raised shares of Vertiv to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Glj Research initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $157.90.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT stock opened at $180.33 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $184.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.86 billion, a PE ratio of 86.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $141.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $118.45.

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

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 currently 7.18%.

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.

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