Stonebridge Financial Group LLC Sells 381 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Stonebridge Financial Group LLC decreased its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 28,698 shares of the company’s stock after selling 381 shares during the period. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $3,685,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Presidio Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC now owns 6,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Grandview Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 14.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the period. Cigna Investments Inc. New boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 3.5% during the 2nd quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 3,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $482,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 20,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,497,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Vertiv from $135.00 to $173.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Sunday, August 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $159.00 price target on Vertiv in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $149.84.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.8%

VRT stock opened at $168.80 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $170.89. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $138.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $64.46 billion, a PE ratio of 80.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other 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 value of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total transaction of $2,829,240.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 12,803 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,630,334.02. The trade was a 63.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 over the last quarter. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Company Profile

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.