Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $108.2222.

Several research firms recently issued reports on VLTO. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $104.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $108.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research report on Thursday, February 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Veralto during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Veralto in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P bought a new position in Veralto during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Veralto during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Veralto by 82.2% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE:VLTO opened at $85.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.67. Veralto has a 52-week low of $83.86 and a 52-week high of $110.11. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.25. The firm has a market cap of $21.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.68, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.89.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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, research analysts forecast that Veralto will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

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