Paul Ryan Sells 1,400 Shares of Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) Stock

Key Points

• Paul Ryan, an insider at Vertiv Holdings Co., sold 1,400 shares, reducing his ownership by nearly 10% and bringing his total holdings to 12,803 shares valued at approximately $1.6 million.
• Vertiv reported a 35.1% year-over-year revenue increase for the last quarter, with reported earnings per share of $0.95, surpassing analysts' expectations.
• Institutional ownership of Vertiv is strong, with 89.92% of the stock held by large investors, signaling confidence in the company’s prospects.

Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) insider Paul Ryan sold 1,400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.63, for a total value of $175,882.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,608,440.89. This trade represents a 9.86% 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.

Paul Ryan also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, August 26th, Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of Vertiv stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT stock traded up $3.00 on Tuesday, reaching $128.02. The stock had a trading volume of 5,938,701 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,399,055. The stock has a market cap of $48.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.77. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $155.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.58.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 16th. This represents a yield of 14.0%. This is an increase from Vertiv's previous dividend of $0.01. Vertiv's payout ratio is 7.18%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vertiv

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth about $26,000. Promus Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth about $26,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Avion Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 4,120.0% in the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Glj Research started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a "sell" rating and a $112.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised 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. Melius Research raised Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their target price for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. William Blair started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $142.00.

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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