Perpetual Ltd Purchases 12,625 Shares of Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Perpetual Ltd grew its position in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 10.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 132,532 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,625 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd’s holdings in Veralto were worth $13,224,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hall Laurie J Trustee raised its position in Veralto by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Hall Laurie J Trustee now owns 22,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares during the period. Perigon Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Veralto by 285.5% in the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 10,359 shares during the last quarter. Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Veralto during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $173,000. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its position in shares of Veralto by 1,116.1% during the fourth quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 1,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 1,596 shares during the period. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Veralto by 45.8% during the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 10,411 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after buying an additional 3,271 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VLTO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Veralto from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 31st. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Veralto in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 target price on Veralto in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.78.

Veralto Stock Up 0.1%

NYSE:VLTO opened at $88.10 on Friday. Veralto Corporation has a 1-year low of $83.86 and a 1-year high of $110.11. The company has a 50-day moving average of $92.69 and a 200 day moving average of $98.60. The firm has a market cap of $21.63 billion, a PE ratio of 23.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 1.67 and a quick ratio of 1.52.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 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 business had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.