Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT Position Boosted by PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab

PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 8.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 66,924 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares during the period. PensionDanmark Pensionsforsikringsaktieselskab’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $22,407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $808,701,000. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 265.6% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,670,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,568,000 after acquiring an additional 1,939,749 shares during the period. Alkeon Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 178.2% in the 4th quarter. Alkeon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,003,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,524,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283,110 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 49.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,811,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,033,000 after acquiring an additional 930,158 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $125,331,000. 89.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Evercore set a $375.00 price target on Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Vertiv from $360.00 to $325.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Robert W. Baird set a $320.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Barclays raised their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $345.00 to $412.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $337.33.

Vertiv Stock Performance

VRT opened at $275.29 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The firm has a market cap of $105.74 billion, a PE ratio of 62.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $301.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $280.38. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $118.70 and a fifty-two week high of $379.93.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.47% and a net margin of 15.09%.The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. Vertiv’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vertiv has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.770-1.830 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.650-6.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Vertiv’s payout ratio is presently 5.66%.

Vertiv Profile

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.