Rep. Kevin Hern Sells Off Shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO)

Representative Kevin Hern (Republican-Oklahoma) recently sold shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO). In a filing disclosed on September 01st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Veralto stock on August 14th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “HERN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST” account.

Representative Kevin Hern also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 8/21/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) on 8/21/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) on 8/19/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) on 8/19/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 8/18/2026.

Veralto Stock Performance

NYSE:VLTO opened at $97.95 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $95.09 and its 200-day moving average is $90.79. Veralto Corporation has a 52-week low of $80.03 and a 52-week high of $109.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 1.78. The company has a market cap of $23.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.73, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 0.60.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.10. Veralto had a net margin of 17.35% and a return on equity of 34.76%. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.090 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VLTO has been the topic of several research reports. Wolfe Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $109.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Veralto from $100.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Veralto from $111.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Veralto from $102.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.90.

Institutional Trading of Veralto

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Veralto by 82.2% in the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Highland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Veralto during the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. DV Equities LLC acquired a new stake in Veralto during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Elyxium Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Veralto in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.05, for a total value of $95,691.30. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 8,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $831,233.25. The trade was a 10.32% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,097 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.52, for a total value of $720,487.44. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 124,085 shares in the company, valued at $12,597,109.20. This trade represents a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders sold 15,180 shares of company stock valued at $1,490,394. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Representative Hern

Kevin Hern (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on November 13, 2018. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hern (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Kevin Hern went into business as a McDonald’s franchisee in 1999. He acquired 10 McDonald’s franchises by 2012. He served on the McDonald’s National Leadership Team for 13 years, including the tax policy team, the insurance corporation, and as chairman of the economics team. From 2011 to 2015, he was chairman of the finance committee of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.

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.