Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. increased its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. by 434.1% during the second quarter, acquiring an additional 201,270 shares.
• Analysts forecast growth for Vertiv, with JPMorgan Chase raising their target price to $150 and Evercore ISI boosting it to $180.
• Vertiv announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0375 per share, providing a 0.1% yield, with the dividend payout ratio currently at 7.18%.

Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) by 434.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 247,634 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 201,270 shares during the quarter. Vertiv comprises 3.7% of Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Nationale Nederlanden Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. owned about 0.06% of Vertiv worth $31,799,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vertiv by 3.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,715,159 shares of the company's stock worth $2,723,034,000 after acquiring an additional 1,359,070 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vertiv by 19.6% during the 1st 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 period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,839,864 shares of the company's stock worth $205,085,000 after purchasing an additional 182,937 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Vertiv by 985.3% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. 89.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Vertiv from $127.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vertiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Vertiv from $165.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Vertiv from $143.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Melius Research raised shares of Vertiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $134.00 to $165.00 in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $149.84.

Insider Transactions at Vertiv

In related news, Director Jakki L. Haussler sold 15,680 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $123.92, for a total transaction of $1,943,065.60. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,631 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $573,873.52. This trade represents a 77.20% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Steven Reinemund sold 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $128.22, for a total value of $12,822,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 133,333 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,095,957.26. The trade was a 42.86% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 180,952 shares of company stock worth $23,360,571. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company's stock.

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 market capitalization of $64.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.35. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $139.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $116.61.

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

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Vertiv's dividend payout ratio is currently 7.18%.

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.

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