Harbour Investments Inc. Buys 2,138 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 95.5% in Q2, owning a total of 4,376 shares worth approximately $562,000.
• Several institutional investors are boosting their stakes in Vertiv, with Amundi increasing its holdings by 96.8% and Vanguard Group now holding shares worth over $2.7 billion.
• Vertiv's recent quarterly earnings surpassed expectations, reporting $2.64 billion in revenue and a 35.1% year-over-year increase, along with a positive Q3 2025 earnings guidance.

Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 95.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,376 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 2,138 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc.'s holdings in Vertiv were worth $562,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the first 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 in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the first quarter worth $77,820,000. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 19.6% in the first quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $252,416,000 after buying an additional 572,545 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vertiv from a "buy (b)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Roth Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $162.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Redburn Atlantic raised Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Vertiv from $167.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $160.30.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Insiders own 5.01% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT stock opened at $174.11 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market cap of $66.49 billion, a PE ratio of 83.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $143.22 and a 200-day moving average of $120.52. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $184.44.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted 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. The business 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 business's revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.18%.

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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