PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab Purchases Shares of 196,012 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new position in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 196,012 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,213,000.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% in the 3rd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Park Place Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 624.0% in the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 181 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 54.0% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vertiv in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were 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 directly owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,371,750. This trade represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Roger Fradin sold 101,667 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.42, for a total transaction of $25,764,451.14. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 40,000 shares in the company, valued at $10,136,800. The trade was a 71.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on VRT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vertiv from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Zacks Research cut shares of Vertiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Citigroup lifted their price objective 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vertiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $278.38.

Vertiv Stock Performance

Shares of VRT opened at $328.11 on Monday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a one year low of $91.81 and a one year high of $331.97. The company has a 50-day moving average of $274.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $214.19. The stock has a market cap of $126.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.44, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.17. Vertiv had a net margin of 14.37% and a return on equity of 49.90%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.64 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 17th were issued a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 17th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.28%.

Vertiv Company 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.