Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $108.2222.

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on VLTO shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Veralto in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $117.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of Veralto from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 31st.

Veralto Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:VLTO opened at $95.59 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $98.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.28. Veralto has a one year low of $83.86 and a one year high of $110.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.69 billion, a PE ratio of 25.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.75 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 for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.95 EPS. Veralto’s revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that Veralto will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were paid a $0.13 dividend. This is a positive change from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.87%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Veralto by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Veralto by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,529,000 after buying an additional 1,306 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Veralto by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after buying an additional 770 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Veralto by 102.4% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 421 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at about $201,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.