Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Acquired by Candriam S.C.A.

Candriam S.C.A. increased its position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 7.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 226,804 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 15,839 shares during the period. Candriam S.C.A.’s holdings in Veralto were worth $20,054,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Veralto by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Azzad Asset Management Inc. ADV now owns 15,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,506,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Veralto by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Veralto by 45.9% in the 4th quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Veralto by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 15,777 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,682,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Veralto by 18.9% during the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VLTO traded up $0.64 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $92.74. 1,203,009 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,372,006. The stock has a market cap of $22.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.96, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 0.63. Veralto Corporation has a 1 year low of $80.03 and a 1 year high of $110.11. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.05. Veralto had a return on equity of 34.63% and a net margin of 17.33%.The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.95 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.280 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 4.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.44%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on VLTO. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 price target on Veralto in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Veralto in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Veralto from $118.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Veralto from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $106.22.

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.