Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Veralto (VLTO)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) recently:

• 10/12/2026 – Veralto was upgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. to “strong-buy”.
• 10/5/2026 – Veralto had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $104.00 to $106.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/3/2026 – Veralto was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 10/2/2026 – Veralto was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 9/21/2026 – Veralto had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 9/15/2026 – Veralto had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wolfe Research. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.13%.

Insider Activity at Veralto

In related news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,097 shares of Veralto stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.52, for a total transaction of $720,487.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 124,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,597,109.20. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of Veralto 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 transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 8,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $831,233.25. This represents a 10.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 15,180 shares of company stock valued at $1,490,394 over the last ninety days. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of products, services and technology focused on water analytics and product quality and innovation. The company was formed in 2023 through the separation of certain operating companies from Danaher Corporation and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Veralto’s Water Analytics segment provides equipment, software and services used to monitor, analyze and manage water and wastewater. Its brands include Hach, Trojan Technologies, ChemTreat and OTT HydroMet, which serve municipal, industrial and environmental applications such as water quality testing, disinfection, treatment and hydrology.

The company’s Product Quality and Innovation segment helps manufacturers and consumer-goods companies manage production quality, packaging, coding, marking and product identification.