Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Acquires 8,792 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Generali Asset Management SPA SGR significantly increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 600.5%, acquiring an additional 8,792 shares, bringing their total to 10,256 shares valued at $1,317,000.
• Research analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Vertiv, with a target price averaging around $160.30, reflecting confidence in the company's growth prospects.
• Vertiv recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, indicating a modest yield of 0.1% and a low payout ratio of 7.18%.

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 600.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,256 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,792 shares during the period. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR's holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,317,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRT. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Vertiv by 37.6% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,549 shares of the company's stock valued at $112,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 174,942 shares of the company's stock worth $12,631,000 after acquiring an additional 19,446 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $258,000. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,110 shares of the company's stock worth $586,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 90,293 shares of the company's stock worth $6,519,000 after acquiring an additional 2,465 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. William Blair assumed coverage on Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Barclays upped their target price on Vertiv from $128.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group upped their target price on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Melius Research upgraded Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $160.30.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $174.11 on Friday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $143.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $119.86. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $184.44. The company has a market cap of $66.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last issued 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. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The business had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. The company's revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced 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. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction 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. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is currently 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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