Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Brant Point Investment Management LLC

Key Points

• Brant Point Investment Management LLC has reduced its shareholding in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 11.5%, now owning 39,843 shares worth approximately $2.88 million.
• Insider trading activity has increased, with executives, including Karsten Winther and Stephen Liang, significantly reducing their holdings, selling a combined total of 85,337 shares.
• Vertiv recently reported strong quarterly earnings, with earnings per share of $0.95, surpassing estimates, and set its Q3 2025 guidance for EPS between 0.940 and 1.000.

Brant Point Investment Management LLC decreased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 11.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 39,843 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,157 shares during the quarter. Brant Point Investment Management LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,877,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% during 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Vertiv by 6.9% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company's stock worth $205,085,000 after acquiring an additional 182,937 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 21.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,713,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $308,251,000 after purchasing an additional 487,909 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 54.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,314,934 shares of the company's stock valued at $263,000,000 after purchasing an additional 812,389 shares during the period. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% in the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 4.9%

Shares of NYSE VRT traded down $6.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $127.70. 6,363,320 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,130,561. The company's 50-day moving average is $130.96 and its 200-day moving average is $105.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $48.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.10, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.77. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $155.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv's previous dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a yield of 14.0%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 208,955 shares of company stock valued at $26,477,307 in the last three months. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on VRT shares. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Melius raised Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Melius Research upgraded Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Evercore ISI restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $142.00.

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.