Axiom Investors LLC DE Lowers Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

08 Sep 2025, 10:54 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

Axiom Investors LLC DE trimmed its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT – Free Report) by 81.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 423,828 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,911,368 shares during the period. Axiom Investors LLC DE’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $30,600,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after buying an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Amundi boosted its position in Vertiv by 96.8% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 6,951,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $469,490,000 after buying an additional 3,420,144 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC boosted its position in Vertiv by 19.6% in the 1st quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,416,000 after buying an additional 572,545 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Vertiv by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,085,000 after buying an additional 182,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 54.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 2,314,934 shares of the company’s stock valued at $263,000,000 after purchasing an additional 812,389 shares in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on VRT shares. Barclays set a $128.00 price target on shares of Vertiv and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Glj Research started coverage on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $127.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $130.00 to $149.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $142.00.

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Vertiv Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE VRT opened at $124.02 on Monday. 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 firm has a market cap of $47.36 billion, a PE ratio of 59.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $131.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $106.54. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $53.60 and a 52 week high of $155.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vertiv

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the company’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 in the company, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total transaction of $5,590,383.34. Following the transaction, the insider owned 18,848 shares in the company, valued at $2,529,590.08. The trade was a 68.85% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 165,272 shares of company stock worth $21,417,505. 5.01% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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