Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Acquires 201,270 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 434.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 247,634 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 201,270 shares during the quarter. Vertiv accounts for approximately 3.7% of Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $31,799,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vertiv by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,723,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,359,070 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its position in Vertiv by 96.8% in the first 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. Fred Alger Management LLC lifted its position in Vertiv by 19.6% in the first quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 3,496,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,416,000 after purchasing an additional 572,545 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 6.9% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,085,000 after purchasing an additional 182,937 shares during the period. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 985.3% in the first quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,301,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,089,612 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VRT shares. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $140.00 to $151.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of Vertiv to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $128.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Vertiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 21st. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Sunday, August 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $149.84.

Vertiv Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of VRT opened at $169.09 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $53.60 and a 1-year high of $183.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $139.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $116.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.90, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.84.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.0375 dividend. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.18%.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In other news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total value of $1,943,065.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $573,873.52. This represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the director owned 133,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 180,952 shares of company stock valued at $23,360,571 in the last three months. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Vertiv Company 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.