Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Bought by Kera Capital Partners Inc.

Kera Capital Partners Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 6.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 75,696 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,843 shares during the quarter. Vertiv makes up about 1.7% of Kera Capital Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Kera Capital Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $11,420,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VRT. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 0.8% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,006,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,880,447,000 after buying an additional 291,596 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Vertiv by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,269,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,061,930,000 after purchasing an additional 442,937 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,686,778 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,082,000 after purchasing an additional 219,970 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Vertiv by 20.9% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth $538,132,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 5.01% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT opened at $172.65 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $170.95 and its 200 day simple moving average is $154.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of $66.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 2.06. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 9.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cfra Research raised Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Wolfe Research lowered Vertiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $211.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $181.38.

Vertiv Profile

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.