Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Sold by Quantbot Technologies LP

Quantbot Technologies LP cut its stake in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 57.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 37,433 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,066 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Veralto were worth $3,991,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Veralto in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Veralto by 852.9% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 290 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at $44,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Veralto during the 2nd quarter worth $50,000. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on VLTO. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group set a $102.00 price objective on Veralto and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Veralto from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $108.22.

Veralto Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of VLTO opened at $97.33 on Monday. Veralto Corporation has a twelve month low of $83.86 and a twelve month high of $110.11. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.95, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $98.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $101.44.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-1.010 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.87%.

About Veralto

Veralto Corporation provides water analytics, water treatment, marking and coding, and packaging and color services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Water Quality (WQ) and Product Quality & Innovation (PQI). The WQ segment offers precision instrumentation and water treatment technologies to measure, analyze, and treat water in residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, research, and natural resource applications through the Hach, Trojan Technologies, and ChemTreat brands. This segment provides water solutions, including chemical reagents, services, and digital solutions.