Ring Mountain Capital LLC Purchases 364 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Ring Mountain Capital LLC increased its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 4.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,114 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 364 shares during the quarter. Vertiv makes up 0.6% of Ring Mountain Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest position. Ring Mountain Capital LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,047,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,389,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $415,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624,456 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 449.9% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,556,000 after acquiring an additional 17,627 shares during the period. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,790,000. Finally, Maxi Investments CY Ltd grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 160.3% during the 1st quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 26,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,879,000 after purchasing an additional 16,025 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Melius Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $134.00 to $165.00 in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $145.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Glj Research initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a “sell” rating and a $112.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $177.81.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value of $2,829,240.12. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $180.30 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.87. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $156.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $130.79. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $53.60 and a 1 year high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect 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. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Vertiv 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.