Cwm LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Cwm LLC raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 53.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 46,371 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 16,161 shares during the period. Cwm LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $5,955,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,389,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 449.9% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company's stock worth $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 17,627 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,790,000. Maxi Investments CY Ltd lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 160.3% in the 1st quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 26,025 shares of the company's stock worth $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 16,025 shares during the period. Finally, Balboa Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 68.9% in the 1st quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 29,408 shares of the company's stock worth $2,123,000 after purchasing an additional 12,001 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of several research reports. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $167.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $151.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $157.90.

Vertiv Trading Up 3.0%

NYSE VRT opened at $180.33 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market cap of $68.86 billion, a PE ratio of 86.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $141.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $118.45. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $184.44.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. 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 presently 7.18%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company 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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