National Pension Service Has $6.46 Million Stock Holdings in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

National Pension Service decreased its position in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 83.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 72,818 shares of the company’s stock after selling 377,208 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Veralto were worth $6,458,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in Veralto by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 15,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,682,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Veralto by 18.9% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in Veralto by 82.2% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 5.0% during the second quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nolet Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 1.0% during the second quarter. Nolet Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,355,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSE VLTO opened at $94.22 on Friday. Veralto Corporation has a 1-year low of $80.03 and a 1-year high of $109.86. The company has a market cap of $22.97 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The company has a 50-day moving average of $95.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.88.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.10. Veralto had a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 34.76%. The company had revenue of $1.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Veralto’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.090 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Veralto Corporation will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on VLTO shares. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $109.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Veralto from $100.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price target (up from $115.00) on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays lifted their price objective on Veralto from $113.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on Veralto from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $110.90.

Insider Activity at Veralto

In other Veralto news, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.05, for a total transaction of $95,691.30. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 8,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $831,233.25. This represents a 10.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,097 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.52, for a total value of $720,487.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 124,085 shares in the company, valued at $12,597,109.20. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 15,180 shares of company stock valued at $1,490,394 in the last 90 days. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Veralto

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, equipment, software and services focused on water quality and product quality. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer markets, helping customers monitor and manage water systems while improving the production, packaging and identification of products.

Veralto operates through two primary segments. Its Water Quality businesses provide water analytics, testing and monitoring systems, treatment technologies, flow measurement equipment and related software and services.