Deltec Asset Management LLC Makes New $528,000 Investment in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Deltec Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 3,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $528,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $459,284,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position 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 valued at $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 102.7% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 26,837 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,446,000 after buying an additional 1,026,837 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 20.9% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,931,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $761,662,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024,634 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $163.64 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $171.53 and a 200 day moving average price of $153.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.83.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) 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 company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total transaction of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 4,050 shares in the company, valued at $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their target price on Vertiv from $198.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Barclays raised shares of Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $181.00 to $200.00 in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $162.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $181.38.

Vertiv Profile

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.