Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $65.40 Million Stake in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 10.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 655,473 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 61,096 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Veralto were worth $65,403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Veralto during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Veralto during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund bought a new position in shares of Veralto during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Veralto by 45.9% during the 4th quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Trading Up 0.9%

VLTO opened at $83.40 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 1.32. Veralto Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $80.03 and a fifty-two week high of $110.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.48 billion, a PE ratio of 21.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50-day moving average is $87.10 and its 200 day moving average is $93.42.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.05. Veralto had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 34.63%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $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. As a group, research analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.44%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on VLTO. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Veralto from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Veralto from $118.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Veralto in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Veralto from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.88.

Veralto 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.