Janney Capital Management LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Janney Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 1.7%, holding 113,667 shares valued at approximately $14.6 million, according to its recent SEC filing.
• Insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares worth around $23.36 million over the last quarter, significantly decreasing their holdings in the company.
• Vertiv recently reported strong earnings results with a revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, exceeding expectations, and set its Q3 2025 guidance at an EPS range of 0.940-1.000.

Janney Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 113,667 shares of the company's stock after selling 1,941 shares during the quarter. Janney Capital Management LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $14,596,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 30.6% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 768 shares of the company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank increased its position in Vertiv by 17.3% during the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 4,045 shares of the company's stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc increased its position in Vertiv by 522.3% during the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 921 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 6,323.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 183,532 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,251,000 after purchasing an additional 180,675 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,736 shares of the company's stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 over the last quarter. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $143.41 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $54.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.62, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.78. The firm's 50-day moving average is $135.06 and its 200 day moving average is $112.15. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $155.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. Vertiv's revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business 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. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Glj Research started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Roth Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $162.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday. Two research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $144.10.

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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