Compass Wealth Management LLC Invests $6.71 Million in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Compass Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 62,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,708,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its stake in Veralto by 6.3% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings 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 valued at $1,312,000 after purchasing an additional 11,578 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Veralto during the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,919,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew 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 valued at $123,605,000 after purchasing an additional 94,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Veralto in the second quarter worth about $597,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Insider Transactions at Veralto

In related news, SVP Mattias Bystrom sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.73, for a total transaction of $101,730.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 31,430 shares in the company, valued at $3,197,373.90. The trade was a 3.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Veralto Price Performance

Veralto stock opened at $94.01 on Friday. Veralto Corporation has a 12-month low of $83.86 and a 12-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 50-day moving average price of $98.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $102.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.34 billion, a PE ratio of 25.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.69 and a beta of 0.89.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio is 13.87%.

Veralto 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.