Swedbank AB Increases Stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Swedbank AB lifted its stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 841,316 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 60,593 shares during the quarter. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $108,033,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VRT. Amundi raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 3,420,144 shares during the last quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. raised its position in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% in the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 1,359,070 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $77,820,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its position 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 during the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Vertiv

In related news, insider Karsten Winther sold 41,654 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.21, for a total value of $5,590,383.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 18,848 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,590.08. This trade represents a 68.85% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction 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 completion of the sale, the director directly owned 133,333 shares in the company, valued at $17,095,957.26. This represents a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571 over the last 90 days. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Glj Research initiated coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Tuesday, August 19th. They issued a “sell” rating and a $112.00 price objective for the company. Rothschild Redb raised shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Rothschild & Co Redburn began coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer raised their price target on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $155.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $142.00.

Vertiv Price Performance

NYSE:VRT opened at $141.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm has a market cap of $54.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $132.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.92. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $155.84.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 8.93% and a return on equity of 51.64%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 35.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.940-1.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.0375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 (DPR) is currently 7.18%.

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.