Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Holdings Raised by NTV Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• NTV Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 83.3%, acquiring an additional 4,000 shares to reach a total of 8,800 shares valued at approximately $1.13 million.
• Vertiv reported a 35.1% increase in revenue year-over-year in its latest quarterly earnings, achieving $2.64 billion and exceeding analysts’ expectations for both earnings per share and revenue.
• Corporate insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares of Vertiv stock valued at over $23 million in the last quarter, indicating significant insider activity.

NTV Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 83.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,800 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. NTV Asset Management LLC's holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,130,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 180,675 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 113.5% in the 1st quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 13,709 shares of the company's stock valued at $990,000 after buying an additional 7,287 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 18.9% in the 1st quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 19,693 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,422,000 after buying an additional 3,124 shares during the period. MRA Advisory Group acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $660,000. Finally, Intellectus Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Intellectus Partners LLC now owns 8,920 shares of the company's stock valued at $644,000 after buying an additional 420 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Down 0.7%

Vertiv stock opened at $160.45 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $168.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.77, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $137.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $113.78. 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 released 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 net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same period 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.0375 per share. 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 payout ratio is 7.18%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. This trade represents 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 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on VRT. Glj Research began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $112.00 price target for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $159.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price for the company. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised shares of Vertiv to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $144.95.

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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