Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership Invests $380,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership has made a new investment of $380,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co., acquiring 5,123 shares during the first quarter.
• Vertiv reported a strong quarterly earnings performance, with earnings per share of $0.95, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.83, and a revenue of $2.64 billion, a 35.1% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.1%, and has a low dividend payout ratio of 7.18%.

Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 5,123 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $380,000.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vertiv during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4,120.0% in the 1st quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the period. Finally, Sachetta LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 242.0% in the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Wolfe Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Rothschild Redb upgraded Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, William Blair started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.00.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded down $0.81 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $134.90. 4,063,625 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,334,653. The firm has a market cap of $51.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.55, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.78. 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 Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $155.84. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $131.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.66.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The business 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 revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed 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 is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last 90 days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.