SG Americas Securities LLC Has $148.70 Million Stock Holdings in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 115.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,681,786 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 900,135 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned about 0.68% of Veralto worth $148,704,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VLTO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Veralto by 16.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Veralto by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 25,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,529,000 after purchasing an additional 1,306 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Veralto by 20.4% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 4,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 770 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Veralto by 102.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 832 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 421 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Veralto in the second quarter worth approximately $201,000. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VLTO. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Veralto from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 price target on 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 report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Veralto from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Veralto in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.88.

Veralto Stock Performance

VLTO stock opened at $83.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $20.60 billion, a PE ratio of 21.67, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50 day moving average of $86.56 and a 200-day moving average of $92.74. Veralto Corporation has a 12-month low of $80.03 and a 12-month high of $110.11.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.05. Veralto had a return on equity of 34.63% and a net margin of 17.33%.The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Veralto Corporation will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. 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 payout ratio is presently 13.44%.

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.