Financial Partners Group Inc Purchases Shares of 3,123 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Financial Partners Group Inc acquired 3,123 shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. valued at approximately $401,000 during the 2nd quarter.
• Several research analysts have upgraded their ratings for Vertiv, with Melius raising it to a "strong-buy" and setting a target price of $165.00.
• Vertiv announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 to be paid on September 25th, reflecting a 0.1% yield and a payout ratio of 7.18%.

Financial Partners Group Inc acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,123 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $401,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Golden State Equity Partners acquired a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $230,000. CRA Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth $326,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda grew its holdings in Vertiv by 17.1% during the 2nd quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda now owns 263,167 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,793,000 after purchasing an additional 38,500 shares in the last quarter. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth about $261,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Vertiv by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,893 shares of the company's stock valued at $371,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Melius raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Mizuho increased their target price on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic raised Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $142.00.

Insider Activity

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 133,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 over the last three months. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.7%

Vertiv stock opened at $151.72 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $133.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $110.13. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. 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 $57.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.59, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.78.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion for 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 firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research 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 will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

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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