Venture Visionary Partners LLC Has $5.58 Million Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 22.5% in Q2, owning 43,451 shares worth approximately $5.58 million.
• Insiders at Vertiv have sold a total of 180,952 shares worth about $23.36 million in the last 90 days, indicating potential shifts in confidence.
• Vertiv's recent quarterly earnings exceeded expectations, reporting an EPS of $0.95 against a consensus estimate of $0.83, with revenue of $2.64 billion.

Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 22.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,451 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 7,983 shares during the quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $5,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Vertiv by 30.6% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 768 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank boosted its stake in Vertiv by 17.3% in the 1st quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 4,045 shares of the company's stock valued at $292,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its stake in Vertiv by 522.3% in the 1st quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 921 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 773 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 6,323.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 183,532 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,251,000 after purchasing an additional 180,675 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 1,736 shares of the company's stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 327 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 in the last 90 days. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Vertiv Price Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $143.41 on Tuesday. 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 Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $155.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.78. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $135.06 and a 200-day moving average of $112.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The company had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv's revenue 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 expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued 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 payout ratio is 7.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on VRT shares. Glj Research started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price target for the company. Barclays set a $128.00 price target on Vertiv and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $144.10.

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.

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