Inspire Investing LLC Raises Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Inspire Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 79.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 12,831 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,665 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $926,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Vertiv by 3.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,723,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Amundi grew its position in Vertiv by 96.8% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $469,490,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 19.6% in the first quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,416,000 after acquiring an additional 572,545 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Vertiv by 6.9% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $205,085,000 after acquiring an additional 182,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 54.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,314,934 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000,000 after acquiring an additional 812,389 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% 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 in the last three months. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE VRT opened at $134.90 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $51.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.55, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $155.84. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $131.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $107.66.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.18%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Redburn Atlantic upgraded Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group raised their price target on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. William Blair started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Monday, July 28th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price target on Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $142.00.

About Vertiv

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.