Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Shares Acquired by KCM Investment Advisors LLC

KCM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 6.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 85,132 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,251 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $10,932,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after acquiring an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,624,456 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vertiv by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Vertiv during the first quarter worth approximately $77,820,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Price Performance

VRT opened at $179.63 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $159.40 and a 200-day moving average of $132.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.79, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $202.45. 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 issued its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 5.66%.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the company’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 transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,630,334.02. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last ninety days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Mizuho upped their price target on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Rothschild & Co Redburn started coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 target price on the stock. Cowen set a $210.00 target price on Vertiv in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.