Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Increased by Level Four Advisory Services LLC

Level Four Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 27.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 11,567 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,480 shares during the quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,485,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SouthState Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Avion Wealth boosted its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Banque Transatlantique SA purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. raised its holdings in Vertiv by 780.0% during the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 264 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on VRT shares. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $195.00 price target (up previously from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

Vertiv Stock Up 5.2%

VRT stock opened at $181.00 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $171.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $141.07. The company has a market cap of $69.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.30, a PEG ratio of 1.46 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.43%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.