Electron Capital Partners LLC Has $2.05 Million Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Electron Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 34.0%, owning approximately $2.05 million worth of shares.
• Vertiv's recent quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.95, surpassing estimates, with a revenue of $2.64 billion, reflecting a 35.1% year-over-year increase.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, contributing to an annual yield of 0.1%.

Electron Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 34.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,384 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 7,209 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for approximately 0.1% of Electron Capital Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Electron Capital Partners LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,049,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 1,359,070 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company's stock valued at $205,085,000 after acquiring an additional 182,937 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.1% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 812,389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,089,612 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $125.56 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.78. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $155.84. The company has a 50 day moving average of $131.30 and a 200-day moving average of $106.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion during 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total transaction of $5,059,801.89. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,551 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,106,292.33. This trade represents a 82.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 208,955 shares of company stock worth $26,477,307. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Wolfe Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $155.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Barclays set a $128.00 target price on Vertiv and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group increased their target price on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Roth Capital increased their target price on Vertiv from $100.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Two equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $142.00.

Vertiv Company 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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