Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Sold by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich lowered its holdings in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 13.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 51,340 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,871 shares during the quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Veralto were worth $5,180,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VLTO. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Veralto by 86.1% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,157,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,615,000 after acquiring an additional 997,778 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Veralto by 2.8% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,058,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,311,135,000 after acquiring an additional 852,276 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of Veralto by 10,317.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 781,651 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,993,000 after acquiring an additional 774,148 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Veralto by 24.3% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,508,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,042,000 after acquiring an additional 685,614 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto in the third quarter worth $60,543,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Stock Down 0.6%

VLTO stock opened at $84.76 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $20.82 billion, a PE ratio of 21.90, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.48. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $89.03 and its 200 day moving average is $95.42. Veralto Corporation has a one year low of $84.45 and a one year high of $110.11.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 34.63%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.280 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.000 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 4.23 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.44%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VLTO. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Veralto from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Veralto in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. 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 note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, 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 note on Tuesday, April 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price 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.