WD Rutherford LLC Buys 7,040 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

WD Rutherford LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 538.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,347 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,040 shares during the quarter. WD Rutherford LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,259,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Vertiv during the second quarter worth about $538,132,000. Winslow Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $459,284,000. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings 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 during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted 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 worth $3,446,000 after acquiring an additional 1,026,837 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This represents a 57.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

NYSE VRT opened at $171.63 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $65.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.76, a PEG ratio of 1.11 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. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a twelve month low of $53.60 and a twelve month high of $202.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $172.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $152.76.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business’s revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on VRT shares. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Vertiv from $165.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Vertiv from $150.00 to $206.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $216.00 target price on Vertiv and gave the company 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 issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.38.

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.