MGO One Seven LLC Grows Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

MGO One Seven LLC raised its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 23.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,309 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,294 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $2,611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Abundance Wealth Counselors increased its position in shares of Vertiv by 313.7% in the 3rd quarter. Abundance Wealth Counselors now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,533,000 after purchasing an additional 7,708 shares during the last quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA increased its holdings in Vertiv by 35.5% in the third 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. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS raised its stake in Vertiv by 5.5% during the third quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 143,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,588,000 after buying an additional 7,400 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vertiv by 134.9% in the 2nd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 291,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,372,000 after acquiring an additional 167,152 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT stock opened at $172.65 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $66.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.15, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $170.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $154.22. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued 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 company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.76 EPS. The business’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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. This is a positive change from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of Vertiv 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. KGI Securities raised shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Oppenheimer raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Barclays upgraded Vertiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $181.00 to $200.00 in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.