CI Investments Inc. Increases Stock Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

CI Investments Inc. boosted its position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRTFree Report) by 2.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 204,031 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,989 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $51,126,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,694,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,408,661,000 after purchasing an additional 235,577 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,723,000 after purchasing an additional 143,821 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,974,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,881,000 after purchasing an additional 121,618 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Vertiv by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,811,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $455,531,000 after purchasing an additional 97,141 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Vertiv stock opened at $304.73 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $317.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $272.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.49. The stock has a market cap of $117.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.56, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 2.03. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $118.70 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRTGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The firm had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VRT shares. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $355.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Weiss Ratings downgraded Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $345.00 price target for the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Vertiv from $353.00 to $414.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vertiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $342.73.

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About Vertiv

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Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions for data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the company designs, manufactures and services equipment and software that support power availability, thermal management and IT infrastructure management for a broad set of end markets, including hyperscale and enterprise data centers, colocation providers, telecom operators and industrial customers.

The company’s product portfolio includes uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), power distribution units (PDUs), battery and DC power systems, precision cooling and thermal management equipment, racks and enclosures, and integrated modular infrastructure.

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