Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Purchased by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp boosted its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 31.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,865 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,611 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,395,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter worth $26,000. SouthState Corp acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter worth $27,000. Avion Wealth increased its position in Vertiv by 99.1% in the second quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC increased its position in Vertiv by 242.0% in the first quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. Finally, OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the second quarter worth $32,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Trading Up 5.4%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $190.50 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $131.21. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 71.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced 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 return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 5.66%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. This trade represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Cowen set a $210.00 target price on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Redburn Atlantic raised Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group raised their price target on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Rothschild Redb raised Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

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.