8,460 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Purchased by Perbak Capital Partners LLP

Key Points

• Perbak Capital Partners LLP has made a new investment in Vertiv Holdings Co., purchasing 8,460 shares valued at approximately $611,000.
• Several institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Vertiv, with 1832 Asset Management raising its investment by 985.3% during the same quarter.
• Analysts maintain a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Vertiv, with target prices ranging from $128 to $157, reflecting positive sentiment on the company's performance.

Perbak Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 8,460 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $611,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 412 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 242.0% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, Colonial Trust Co SC boosted its position in Vertiv by 211.9% during the 4th quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 315 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, William Blair started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $142.00.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded up $1.55 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $125.56. 4,034,738 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,560,951. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.78. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $155.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The business's fifty day moving average is $131.22 and its 200-day moving average is $106.18.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This is a positive change from Vertiv's previous dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 14.0%. Vertiv's payout ratio is 7.18%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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. This represents 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 208,955 shares of company stock worth $26,477,307 in the last ninety days. 5.01% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.