Inspire Investing LLC Trims Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Inspire Investing LLC has reduced its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 26.4%, now holding 9,450 shares valued at approximately $1.21 million.
• Recent insider transactions include significant sales from Directors Jakki L. Haussler and Steven Reinemund, who collectively sold over $14.76 million worth of shares.
• Analysts have raised price targets for Vertiv, with Citigroup increasing theirs from $167 to $192, maintaining a "buy" rating.

Inspire Investing LLC reduced its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 26.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,450 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,381 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 4,120.0% during 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. Sachetta LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 242.0% during 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. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 transaction, 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 sale 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 Vertiv stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% 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 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $169.09 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $183.11. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $139.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $116.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $64.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The firm'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, research analysts expect 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. Investors 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 payout ratio is 7.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup raised their price objective on Vertiv from $167.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price target on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price target on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a "moderate buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Roth Capital reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $162.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, September 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $149.84.

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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