Inspire Investing LLC Buys 5,665 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 79.1%, acquiring an additional 5,665 shares in the first quarter, bringing its total shares to 12,831, valued at approximately $926,000.
• Several hedge funds, including Vanguard Group and Amundi, have also increased their positions in Vertiv, indicating a strong interest from institutional investors.
• Vertiv's shares have seen a slight decline of 0.6%, with the stock currently trading around $134.90, and it has posted a quarterly earnings report showing a significant 35.1% increase in revenue compared to last year.

Inspire Investing LLC grew its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 79.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,831 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,665 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $926,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 3,226 shares of the company's stock valued at $367,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in Vertiv by 0.7% during the first quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 20,739 shares of the company's stock worth $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 37.5% during the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 510 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its stake in Vertiv by 5.4% during the first quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 2,852 shares of the company's stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in Vertiv by 30.6% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 768 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, 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 shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last ninety days. 5.01% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VRT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Rothschild Redb raised Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $142.00.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of VRT stock traded up $3.71 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $138.55. The stock had a trading volume of 7,635,157 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,007,568. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $131.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.83. 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 $155.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.91 billion, a PE ratio of 66.29, a PEG ratio of 1.19 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. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv'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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given 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 is Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.18%.

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.