Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Stock Position Raised by Copeland Capital Management LLC

Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 42.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,266 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,973 shares during the quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,703,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ibex Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Ibex Wealth Advisors now owns 73,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,324,000 after acquiring an additional 6,989 shares in the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,389,000. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth approximately $475,000. Fox Run Management L.L.C. lifted its position in Vertiv by 449.9% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,556,000 after buying an additional 17,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Maxi Investments CY Ltd lifted its position in Vertiv by 160.3% in the 1st quarter. Maxi Investments CY Ltd now owns 26,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,879,000 after buying an additional 16,025 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VRT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 21st. William Blair initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, July 28th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Oppenheimer increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $125.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.95.

Vertiv Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE VRT opened at $160.45 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $137.27 and a 200-day moving average of $113.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.84. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $168.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.74.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv’s revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

About Vertiv

Vertiv Holdings Co, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and services critical digital infrastructure technologies and life cycle services for data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.