Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Acquired by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 5.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 500,205 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,771 shares during the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Veralto were worth $53,327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Compass Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Veralto in the third quarter worth approximately $6,708,000. Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its position in shares of Veralto by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 380,910 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,609,000 after acquiring an additional 22,464 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its stake in shares of Veralto by 1,579.5% during the 3rd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 12,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,312,000 after acquiring an additional 11,578 shares in the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Veralto in the 3rd quarter worth $1,919,000. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. raised its position in shares of Veralto by 8.9% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,159,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,605,000 after purchasing an additional 94,607 shares during the period. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mattias Bystrom sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.73, for a total value of $101,730.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 31,430 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,197,373.90. This represents a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $108.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.22.

Veralto Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:VLTO opened at $97.33 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $98.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $101.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. Veralto Corporation has a 12-month low of $83.86 and a 12-month high of $110.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 0.89.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.06. Veralto had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 17.08%.The business had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, equities analysts expect that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. 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.