Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Lessened by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 40.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 16,195 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,958 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,080,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 42.8% in the 2nd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 13,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,703,000 after purchasing an additional 3,973 shares during the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $336,000. Barton Investment Management bought a new stake in Vertiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $295,000. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Vertiv by 41.6% during the 2nd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 139,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,959,000 after acquiring an additional 41,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. raised its stake in Vertiv by 78.4% during the 2nd quarter. ASR Vermogensbeheer N.V. now owns 25,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,234,000 after acquiring an additional 11,068 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.7%

VRT stock opened at $160.45 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12 month low of $53.60 and a 12 month high of $168.99. The firm has a market cap of $61.27 billion, a PE ratio of 76.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $137.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $113.78. 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Melius raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $165.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Redburn Atlantic raised Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $144.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv 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 transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571. Insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.