National Pension Service Buys 4,282 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

National Pension Service increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 0.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 616,052 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,282 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned approximately 0.16% of Vertiv worth $79,107,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vertiv in the 1st quarter worth $33,389,000. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 100.1% in the second quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,246,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $415,132,000 after buying an additional 1,624,456 shares during the last quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. boosted its position in Vertiv by 449.9% in the 1st quarter. Fox Run Management L.L.C. now owns 21,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,556,000 after purchasing an additional 17,627 shares in the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vertiv by 130.2% in the second quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 9,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,175,000 after buying an additional 5,173 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the second quarter worth about $2,790,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vertiv news, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $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 is available through this link. Also, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of Vertiv stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 4,631 shares in the company, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 139,298 shares of company stock valued at $17,770,188. 2.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vertiv Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $173.28 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $162.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $134.81. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $202.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of $66.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.87.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. Vertiv had a net margin of 10.67% and a return on equity of 50.82%. Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.76 EPS. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.0375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is 5.66%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. KGI Securities upgraded Vertiv from a “hold” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Vertiv from $191.00 to $196.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Cfra Research raised shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Rothschild & Co Redburn assumed coverage on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $135.00 price target for the company. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $177.81.

Vertiv Profile

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.