Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Sold by Ulland Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Ulland Investment Advisors LLC has reduced its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 6.5%, owning 42,170 shares valued at approximately $5.4 million, making it the firm's 7th largest position.
• Vertiv reported earnings per share of $0.95 for the last quarter, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.83, with revenue of $2.64 billion, a 35.1% increase year-over-year.
• Shareholders recently received a quarterly dividend of $0.0375, translating to an annualized dividend of $0.15 and a yield of 0.1%.

Ulland Investment Advisors LLC lowered its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 6.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 42,170 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,939 shares during the period. Vertiv comprises approximately 4.1% of Ulland Investment Advisors LLC's holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $5,415,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Amundi increased its holdings in Vertiv by 96.8% in the first 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 in the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings 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 buying an additional 2,089,612 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 3.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after buying an additional 1,359,070 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Vertiv in the first quarter valued at about $77,820,000. Finally, Fred Alger Management LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 19.6% in the first quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company's stock valued at $252,416,000 after buying an additional 572,545 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VRT opened at $168.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $64.46 billion, a PE ratio of 80.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.84. The company's fifty day moving average is $138.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $115.83. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $170.89. 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 announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. Vertiv's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Melius raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $165.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 price objective for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $149.84.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were 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 $1,630,334.02. The trade was 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 90 days. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

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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