Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co Acquires Shares of 72,900 Vertiv Holdings Co. $VRT

Key Points

• Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new stake of 72,900 shares in Vertiv during Q4, valued at approximately $11.81 million.
• Wall Street sentiment is broadly positive — 21 analysts rate the stock Buy, the consensus rating is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $278.38, and several firms recently raised targets into the low‑$300s.
• Vertiv reported quarterly EPS of $1.17 (vs. $1.00 estimate) and revenue of $2.65 billion (+30.1% YoY), and guided FY 2026 EPS to 6.30–6.40.

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new stake in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 72,900 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,811,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vertiv by 67.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Vertiv by 54.0% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 194 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp increased its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Vertiv during the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vertiv in the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. 89.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VRT has been the topic of several research reports. Barclays upped their price target on Vertiv from $300.00 to $345.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and set a $281.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Vertiv from $344.00 to $356.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Evercore reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $330.00 target price on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vertiv currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $278.38.

Vertiv Stock Up 0.7%

VRT opened at $330.59 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business has a 50 day moving average of $274.42 and a 200-day moving average of $214.19. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a 1-year low of $91.81 and a 1-year high of $332.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $126.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 83.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 2.09.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The company reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $2.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.63 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.64 earnings per share. The firm's revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 6.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 17th were paid 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%.

Insider Activity

In other Vertiv news, Director Jan Van Dokkum sold 38,647 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 25,000 shares in the company, valued at $6,371,750. This trade represents a 60.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman David M. Cote sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $255.29, for a total transaction of $10,211,600.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 22,258 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,682,244.82. This represents a 64.25% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 489,761 shares of company stock valued at $123,356,815. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

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