OFI Invest Asset Management Has $38.38 Million Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

OFI Invest Asset Management decreased its position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 16.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 254,415 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,865 shares during the quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management owned about 0.07% of Vertiv worth $38,381,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA raised its position in Vertiv by 35.5% in the 3rd quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 272,608 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,126,000 after buying an additional 71,361 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,132,000 after acquiring an additional 1,624,456 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 134.9% in the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 291,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,372,000 after purchasing an additional 167,152 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 130.2% in the second quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,175,000 after purchasing an additional 5,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westpac Banking Corp boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 100.2% during the second quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 12,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,645,000 after purchasing an additional 6,411 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Up 4.0%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $166.27 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $53.60 and a 12-month high of $202.45. The company has a market capitalization of $63.57 billion, a PE ratio of 62.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 2.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $176.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $148.52. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company 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%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 9.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on VRT. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Mizuho lifted their price target on Vertiv from $165.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Cfra Research raised Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Oppenheimer raised their price objective on Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, KGI Securities upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $180.48.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 5.01% of the company’s stock.

About Vertiv

Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.