Optas LLC Has $381,000 Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Optas LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 48.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,965 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,743 shares during the period. Optas LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $381,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 1st quarter valued at $33,389,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 449.9% during the first quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,556,000 after buying an additional 17,627 shares during the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth $2,790,000. Maxi Investments CY Ltd raised its holdings in Vertiv by 160.3% during the first quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 26,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,879,000 after buying an additional 16,025 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balboa Wealth Partners raised its holdings in Vertiv by 68.9% during the first quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 29,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,123,000 after buying an additional 12,001 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $168.80 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $170.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $64.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.77, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $138.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $115.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. As a group, equities research 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 was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0375 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 7.18%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on VRT. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Glj Research began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, July 28th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $167.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $149.84.

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.