Stanley Capital Management LLC Increases Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Stanley Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 13.1%, owning 259,000 shares valued at approximately $18.7 million.
• Vertiv reported a quarterly revenue of $2.64 billion and earnings per share of $0.95, surpassing analysts' expectations.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0375, set to be paid on September 25th, reflecting a 0.1% yield.

Stanley Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 13.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 259,000 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 30,000 shares during the period. Vertiv comprises about 3.7% of Stanley Capital Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Stanley Capital Management LLC owned 0.07% of Vertiv worth $18,700,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $26,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its position in Vertiv by 4,120.0% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 242.0% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at $33,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $135.51 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $131.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.36. The stock has a market cap of $51.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.78. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month 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.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 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 value of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 in the last ninety days. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VRT. Roth Capital upped their price target on Vertiv from $100.00 to $157.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Vertiv to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, August 11th. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Vertiv from $127.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Two 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.

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