4,546 Shares in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Purchased by SCS Capital Management LLC

SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 4,546 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $328,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Amundi grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after purchasing an additional 3,420,144 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% in the 1st 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 period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $77,820,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,314,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000,000 after purchasing an additional 812,389 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. William Blair assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Glj Research started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE VRT opened at $135.51 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $51.75 billion, a PE ratio of 64.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.78. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $53.60 and a one year high of $155.84. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $131.59 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted 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 the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 51.64% and a net margin of 8.93%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 7.18%.

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.