Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 4.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 198,024 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,228 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC owned about 0.05% of Vertiv worth $25,428,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VRT. GW&K Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vertiv in the first quarter worth $26,000. SouthState Corp bought a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Avion Wealth lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 99.1% in the 2nd quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 213 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Sachetta LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 242.0% during the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Finally, OLD Point Trust & Financial Services N A purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total transaction of $12,822,000.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This trade represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Ryan sold 22,218 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.34, for a total value 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. This represents a 63.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188. 2.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $170.66 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $164.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $135.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The company has a market capitalization of $65.25 billion, a PE ratio of 64.40, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.87. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $202.45.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 25th. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 5.66%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on VRT shares. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Cfra Research upgraded Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $182.00 price target on Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Glj Research assumed coverage on Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They set a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $177.81.

Vertiv 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.