Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Purchases New Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co purchased a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 72,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,811,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VRT. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vertiv by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.87, for a total transaction of $9,849,960.89. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. The trade was a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Edward L. Monser sold 77,294 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.49, for a total value of $18,974,904.06. Following the sale, the director owned 16,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,050,585. This represents a 82.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VRT. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Vertiv from $340.00 to $353.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $260.00 target price (down from $280.00) on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $269.00 to $347.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $277.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Twenty-one research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $278.38.

Vertiv Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $330.59 on Tuesday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 12-month low of $91.81 and a 12-month high of $332.95. The stock has a market cap of $126.98 billion, a PE ratio of 83.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 2.09. The business has a 50 day moving average of $274.42 and a 200-day moving average of $214.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 6.28%.

About Vertiv

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.