Vinva Investment Management Ltd Boosts Stake in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Vinva Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,313 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,351 shares during the period. Vinva Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in Veralto were worth $4,026,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Veralto in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P purchased a new stake in Veralto during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 852.9% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Veralto in the second quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Veralto in the second quarter worth about $50,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Veralto Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VLTO opened at $94.41 on Monday. Veralto Corporation has a 52 week low of $83.86 and a 52 week high of $110.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The company has a market capitalization of $23.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.18, a PEG ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 0.89. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $97.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $101.01.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 period last year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto’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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The company 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 of this dividend 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 presently 13.87%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on VLTO shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded Veralto from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. UBS Group set a $102.00 price target on shares of Veralto and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Veralto currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $108.22.

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.