Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Sold by Robeco Schweiz AG

Robeco Schweiz AG lowered its position in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 3.5% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 851,536 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,633 shares during the quarter. Veralto accounts for approximately 1.5% of Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Robeco Schweiz AG’s holdings in Veralto were worth $80,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Highland Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Veralto during the second quarter worth $32,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Veralto during the first quarter worth $66,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Veralto during the third quarter worth $79,000. Western Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Veralto during the first quarter worth $83,000. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors acquired a new stake in Veralto in the first quarter valued at $96,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Veralto

In other news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,098 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $745,290.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 120,060 shares in the company, valued at $12,606,300. This trade represents a 5.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of the firm’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 in the company, valued at $831,233.25. This trade represents a 10.32% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 15,181 shares of company stock valued at $1,561,469 over the last quarter. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VLTO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Veralto from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, October 19th. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $125.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research note on Tuesday, September 15th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Veralto from $113.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Veralto from $104.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Veralto from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.60.

Veralto Stock Performance

NYSE:VLTO opened at $104.52 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $97.52 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.61. The firm has a market cap of $25.48 billion, a PE ratio of 26.39, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.62. Veralto Corporation has a 1-year low of $80.03 and a 1-year high of $105.75.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.090 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Veralto Corporation will post 4.41 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Veralto’s payout ratio is 13.13%.

Veralto Profile

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, products and services that help customers manage water quality and improve the quality, safety and efficiency of packaged goods. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer-facing markets through a portfolio of operating businesses.

Veralto’s Water Quality segment provides instruments, software and services used to test, monitor and treat water and wastewater. Its brands include Hach, Trojan Technologies and ChemTreat, which support applications such as laboratory and field testing, disinfection, water treatment and industrial water management.

The company’s Product Quality & Innovation segment supplies technologies used in product identification, packaging design, color management and quality inspection.