GM Advisory Group LLC Has $1.44 Million Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• GM Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 634% during the first quarter, owning 19,906 shares valued at approximately $1.44 million.
• Vertiv reported earnings of $0.95 per share for its last quarter, exceeding the consensus estimate by $0.12, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 35.1%.
• The company recently increased its dividend to $0.0375 per share, representing a yield of 14.0%, up from a previous dividend of $0.01.

GM Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 634.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 19,906 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 17,194 shares during the quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,437,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,359,070 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 182,937 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in Vertiv by 21.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,713,234 shares of the company's stock valued at $308,251,000 after buying an additional 487,909 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 812,389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Vertiv by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,112,929 shares of the company's stock valued at $240,051,000 after buying an additional 77,859 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT stock opened at $128.94 on Wednesday. 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 Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $155.84. The company has a market cap of $49.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $129.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.39.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 14.0%. This is an increase from Vertiv's previous dividend of $0.01. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on VRT shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Vertiv from $127.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Melius raised Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.37.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 43,683 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.83, for a total value of $5,059,801.89. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 9,551 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,106,292.33. This represents a 82.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.

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