Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Acquired by B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG increased its position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 38.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 37,432 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,392 shares during the period. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG’s holdings in Veralto were worth $3,991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Veralto during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new position in Veralto in the second quarter valued at about $28,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Veralto during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Veralto by 852.9% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Veralto during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Stock Down 0.2%

VLTO stock opened at $94.12 on Tuesday. 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 fifty-two week low of $83.86 and a fifty-two week high of $110.11. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $97.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.91. The stock has a market cap of $23.33 billion, a PE ratio of 25.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.89.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its 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. Veralto had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The firm had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. Veralto’s revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-1.010 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Veralto’s payout ratio is currently 13.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Veralto from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 31st. Robert W. Baird set a $108.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group set a $102.00 price objective on shares of Veralto and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $117.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Veralto presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $108.22.

Veralto Company Profile

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.