LDR Capital Management LLC Sells 3,494 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

LDR Capital Management LLC lowered its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 25.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,016 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,494 shares during the period. Vertiv accounts for about 1.7% of LDR Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest position. LDR Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,286,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the first quarter worth $26,000. SouthState Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 4,120.0% during the first quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 422 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Sachetta LLC lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 242.0% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA bought a new position in shares of Vertiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, 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 completion of 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of VRT opened at $160.45 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $61.27 billion, a PE ratio of 76.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.84. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52-week low of $53.60 and a 52-week high of $168.99. The business has a fifty day moving average of $137.27 and a 200 day moving average of $114.13.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 during 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%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 7.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VRT. Mizuho boosted their target price on Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Melius Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup increased their target price on Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $155.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.95.

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.