Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda

Key Points

• Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 17.1%, acquiring an additional 38,500 shares to total 263,167 shares, making Vertiv the firm's 4th largest holding.
• Vertiv's stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $142.00, reflecting positive sentiment from analysts.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, indicating a 0.1% yield and demonstrating its commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 263,167 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 38,500 shares during the quarter. Vertiv comprises about 7.3% of Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda owned about 0.07% of Vertiv worth $33,793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Ibex Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 10.5% during the 1st quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors now owns 73,739 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,324,000 after acquiring an additional 6,989 shares during the period. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,389,000. Viking Fund Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 123.5% in the 1st quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 38,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,744,000 after buying an additional 21,000 shares during the period. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at $475,000. Finally, Fox Run Management L.L.C. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 449.9% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 17,627 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 over the last ninety days. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT stock traded up $8.12 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $151.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 8,528,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,326,889. The stock has a market cap of $57.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.59, a PEG ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.78. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $155.84. 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 stock's 50-day moving average price is $133.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.13.

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 firm had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. 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 payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Roth Capital increased their price target on shares of Vertiv from $100.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $142.00.

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.