GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC Sells 41,593 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 98.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 859 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,593 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $139,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VRT. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,833,036 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,858,352,000 after acquiring an additional 826,281 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,459,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,276,173,000 after acquiring an additional 189,484 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 16.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,431,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,715,000 after acquiring an additional 491,349 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.5% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,033,000 after acquiring an additional 930,158 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 1.6% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,143,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,303,000 after acquiring an additional 33,012 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman directly owned 22,258 shares in the company, valued at $5,682,244.82. The trade was a 64.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VRT. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday. HSBC began coverage on Vertiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price objective for the company. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $330.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Vertiv from $285.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $322.32.

Vertiv Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of VRT stock opened at $327.78 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The stock has a market cap of $125.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 2.09. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $300.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $229.96. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1 year low of $101.00 and a 1 year high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is 6.28%.

Trending Headlines about Vertiv

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• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary raised valuation concerns, noting Vertiv’s strong run has pushed the stock to an elevated earnings multiple, which could limit upside if growth expectations cool. Jim Cramer on Vertiv: “At 53 Times Earnings, I Gotta Say No Thanks”

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.