Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.

Key Points

• Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. significantly increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 3,863.7% during the second quarter, acquiring a total of 72,140 shares valued at approximately $9.3 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Amundi and Vanguard, have also expanded their positions in Vertiv, with 89.92% of the company's stock now owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
• Vertiv recently reported strong earnings, with a 35.1% year-over-year revenue growth and an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.95 that exceeded analysts' expectations.

Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. grew its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 3,863.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,140 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 70,320 shares during the quarter. Vertiv makes up approximately 4.1% of Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.'s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.'s holdings in Vertiv were worth $9,263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company's stock valued at $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in Vertiv by 985.3% in the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $166,183,000 after acquiring an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv during the first quarter valued at approximately $77,820,000. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 19.6% during the 1st quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company's stock worth $252,416,000 after purchasing an additional 572,545 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were 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 owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv 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 in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $168.80 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $170.89. The business's fifty day moving average is $138.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.84. 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 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. 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.67 EPS. 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were 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 was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Glj Research initiated coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $127.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.84.

Vertiv Company 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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