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

Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its holdings in Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE:VRT) by 19.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 94,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,600 shares during the quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund’s holdings in Vertiv were worth $14,196,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in Vertiv by 25.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 11,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $834,000 after buying an additional 2,377 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vertiv by 21.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $533,000 after acquiring an additional 722 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in shares of Vertiv by 34.1% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after acquiring an additional 262 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vertiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $567,000. Finally, Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its stake in Vertiv by 12.1% in the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after purchasing an additional 627 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.92% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on VRT shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vertiv in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Cfra Research raised shares of Vertiv to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Vertiv from $173.00 to $201.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Vertiv from $230.00 to $225.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $211.00 price target on shares of Vertiv in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $182.48.

Vertiv Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of Vertiv stock opened at $176.91 on Friday. Vertiv Holdings Co. has a fifty-two week low of $53.60 and a fifty-two week high of $202.45. The business’s fifty day moving average is $170.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $154.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market cap of $67.64 billion, a PE ratio of 66.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 2.06.

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.25. Vertiv had a return on equity of 50.82% and a net margin of 10.67%.The business had revenue of $2.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.76 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.0% on a year-over-year basis. Vertiv has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.230-1.290 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 4.070-4.130 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Vertiv Holdings Co. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vertiv Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, November 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 25th. This is an increase from Vertiv’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.04. Vertiv’s payout ratio is currently 9.43%.

Vertiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vertiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target slightly to $225 but kept an “overweight” rating, still implying significant upside vs. the current level — a reaffirmation from a large bank that supports investor confidence. JPMorgan cuts PT to $225, keeps overweight
• Positive Sentiment: Industry piece highlighting data-center cooling demand (driven by high-power AI chips such as NVIDIA H100) underscores a structural tailwind for Vertiv’s cooling and power infrastructure offerings. 3 Stocks Are Betting on Data Center Cooling
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks includes Vertiv on lists of AI/infra names to consider, reinforcing the narrative that Vertiv benefits from accelerating AI-related capex into data-center power and cooling. Best AI Stocks to Buy Now
• Positive Sentiment: Separate Zacks coverage highlights Vertiv as a strong momentum stock, which can attract momentum-driven flows and help lift the share price near-term. Why VRT is a Strong Momentum Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes increased investor attention to VRT, a sign of elevated flow/interest but not by itself directional on fundamentals. Vertiv Is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting mixed analyst views and headline pieces (Globe and Mail / MSN) reflects differing takes across brokers — creates near-term volatility but also liquidity for trend-followers. Analysts Conflicted on These Industrial Goods Names
• Negative Sentiment: Comparative pieces (VRT vs. APH) highlight peers like Amphenol gaining from liquid-cooling and datacom strength, suggesting competitive pressure and potential relative underperformance risk. VRT vs APH: Which Is the Better Buy?

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Stephen Liang sold 5,501 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.48, for a total value of $937,810.48. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 4,050 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $690,444. This trade represents a 57.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

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.