Scientech Research LLC Raises Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Scientech Research LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 187.1%, owning a total of 14,263 shares valued at approximately $1,030,000 after purchasing additional shares in the first quarter.
• Several institutional investors have recently boosted their holdings in Vertiv, with a significant 89.92% of the company's stock now owned by hedge funds and other institutional entities.
• Vertiv's recent earnings report showed strong growth, with earnings per share of $0.95, exceeding analyst expectations, and a 35.1% increase in revenue year-over-year.

Scientech Research LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 187.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,263 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,295 shares during the period. Scientech Research LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,030,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $469,490,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Vertiv by 985.3% during the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company's stock worth $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock worth $2,723,034,000 after buying an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $77,820,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,314,934 shares of the company's stock valued at $263,000,000 after buying an additional 812,389 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VRT traded up $3.72 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $125.54. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,586,133 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,033,731. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.78. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $131.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.72. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $155.84.

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. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. 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 prior year, the firm posted $0.67 earnings per share. The company'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 forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0375 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business'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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. Insiders own 5.01% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. Roth Capital raised their price objective on Vertiv from $100.00 to $157.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.