Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. Has $1.87 Million Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lowered its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,578 shares of the company’s stock after selling 571 shares during the period. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $1,872,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VRT. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Richard W. Paul & Associates LLC now owns 8,804 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,130,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Presidio Capital Management LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $772,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its stake in Vertiv by 4.0% during the second quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vertiv by 2.8% in the second quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 3,536 shares of the company’s stock worth $454,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vertiv by 14.9% in the second quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 770 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vertiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $172.36 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The stock has a market cap of $65.90 billion, a PE ratio of 65.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.87. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $169.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $140.04. 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 earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.76 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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, analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. This is a boost from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 25th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a 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. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 target price (up from $162.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $192.00 to $198.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. The trade was a 57.60% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. The trade was a 77.20% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.