Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund Lowers Position in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund trimmed its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 90,900 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,200 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $14,727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VRT. CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 187.8% in the 3rd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 10,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 272.7% during the third quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 8,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,321,000 after purchasing an additional 6,457 shares in the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,641,000. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vertiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $808,701,000. Finally, Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 22,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,641,000 after purchasing an additional 4,645 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Trading Down 7.2%

Shares of NYSE:VRT opened at $300.44 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 52 week low of $107.38 and a 52 week high of $379.93. The company’s 50 day moving average is $311.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $239.87. The company has a market cap of $115.40 billion, a PE ratio of 75.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 2.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.63 billion. Vertiv had a return on equity of 49.90% and a net margin of 14.37%.Vertiv’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 earnings per share. Vertiv has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.370-1.430 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 6.300-6.400 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on VRT shares. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $425.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on Vertiv from $356.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Vertiv from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Fox Advisors raised Vertiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $322.32.

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.