Register Financial Advisors LLC Invests $247,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Register Financial Advisors LLC invested approximately $247,000 in Vertiv Holdings Co. by acquiring 1,920 shares during the second quarter.
• Insider trading was notable, with Director Jakki L. Haussler selling 15,680 shares for about $1.94 million, and Karsten Winther selling 41,654 shares valued at approximately $5.59 million, reflecting significant decreases in their ownership.
• Vertiv recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 0.1% and a payout ratio of 7.18%.

Register Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,920 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $247,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. SouthState Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Sachetta LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on 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 directly owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $138.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.78. The company's fifty day moving average is $134.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.38. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $155.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.67 EPS. The business'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, sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is 7.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Roth Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $162.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $142.25.

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.

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