First Nebraska Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO – Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 14,843 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,000.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension lifted its stake in shares of Veralto by 23.4% in the first quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension now owns 291,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,792,000 after buying an additional 55,348 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB grew its holdings in shares of Veralto by 9.1% during the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 219,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,443,000 after buying an additional 18,277 shares during the last quarter. Groupe la Francaise increased its position in shares of Veralto by 18.4% during the second quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 130,703 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,594,000 after acquiring an additional 20,294 shares in the last quarter. Formuepleje A S increased its position in shares of Veralto by 61.8% during the second quarter. Formuepleje A S now owns 42,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,771,000 after acquiring an additional 16,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al bought a new stake in shares of Veralto during the second quarter worth about $13,887,000. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Veralto Stock Performance
NYSE VLTO opened at $116.32 on Wednesday. Veralto Corporation has a 1 year low of $80.03 and a 1 year high of $117.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $28.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.79, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $98.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.27.
Veralto (NYSE:VLTO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $1.18 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.09. Veralto had a net margin of 17.27% and a return on equity of 35.08%. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 4.51 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Veralto Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.87%.
Trending Headlines about Veralto
Here are the key news stories impacting Veralto this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Veralto’s third-quarter 2026 earnings and revenue beat estimates, with growth in Water Quality and improved margins. Management also raised its full-year outlook, providing a stronger business-growth signal. Veralto Q3 earnings beat estimates
- Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target to $129 from $117 and reiterated its overweight rating, signaling further potential upside in the firm’s view. Barclays rating and price target
- Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup lifted its target to $120 from $107 but maintained a neutral rating. RBC raised its target to $121 from $109 and kept its sector-perform rating, reflecting more cautious views than Barclays. Citigroup rating and price target RBC rating and price target
- Negative Sentiment: Senior Vice President Surekha Trivedi sold 36,427 shares, reducing her holdings by about 81%. The trade was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which may temper—but does not eliminate—the concern investors can attach to insider selling. SEC filing for insider transaction
Insider Transactions at Veralto
In other news, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 36,427 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total transaction of $3,966,536.03. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 8,565 shares in the company, valued at $932,642.85. This trade represents a 80.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,098 shares of Veralto stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $745,290.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 120,060 shares in the company, valued at $12,606,300. This trade represents a 5.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 44,511 shares of company stock worth $4,807,517. Corporate insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently weighed in on VLTO. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Veralto in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded Veralto from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 24th. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $120.00 price objective (up from $115.00) on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Veralto from $113.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a report on Friday. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.70.
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About Veralto
Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, products and services that help customers manage water quality and improve the quality, safety and efficiency of packaged goods. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer-facing markets through a portfolio of operating businesses.
Veralto’s Water Quality segment provides instruments, software and services used to test, monitor and treat water and wastewater. Its brands include Hach, Trojan Technologies and ChemTreat, which support applications such as laboratory and field testing, disinfection, water treatment and industrial water management.
The company’s Product Quality & Innovation segment supplies technologies used in product identification, packaging design, color management and quality inspection.
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