Sender Co & Partners Inc. Takes $314,000 Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Sender Co & Partners Inc. has acquired 4,344 shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. valued at approximately $314,000, according to their recent SEC filing.
• Insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv, reducing his ownership by 63.44%, while insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares, representing a 68.85% decrease in their position.
• Vertiv's stock has a current market capitalization of $47.36 billion and recently reported quarterly earnings with EPS of $0.95, exceeding analysts’ expectations.

Sender Co & Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,344 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $314,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ibex Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 10.5% in the first quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors now owns 73,739 shares of the company's stock worth $5,324,000 after buying an additional 6,989 shares during the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth about $33,389,000. Viking Fund Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 123.5% in the first quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 38,000 shares of the company's stock worth $2,744,000 after buying an additional 21,000 shares during the last quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth about $475,000. Finally, Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 449.9% in the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company's stock worth $1,556,000 after buying an additional 17,627 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price objective on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Two equities 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $142.00.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT traded up $1.36 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $123.18. 1,285,720 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,994,254. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84. The company has a market capitalization of $47.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.78. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $131.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $106.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vertiv news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, 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 value of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 165,272 shares of company stock valued at $21,417,505 over the last 90 days. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.