Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.100-4.200 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.190. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Veralto also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 0.970-1.010 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VLTO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Veralto from $112.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Veralto from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $105.00 target price (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Veralto in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on Veralto from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Veralto from $123.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $112.89.

Veralto Stock Performance

Shares of VLTO stock traded down $4.44 on Wednesday, reaching $93.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,263,103 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,380,394. Veralto has a 12 month low of $83.86 and a 12 month high of $110.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 0.89. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $100.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $102.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. Veralto had a return on equity of 38.69% and a net margin of 16.75%.Veralto’s quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-1.010 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Veralto will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This is a boost from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. Veralto’s payout ratio is presently 14.25%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Veralto news, SVP Mattias Bystrom sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.73, for a total transaction of $101,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 31,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,197,373.90. This trade represents a 3.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Veralto

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $352,000 after buying an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Veralto during the 2nd quarter worth $201,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in Veralto by 378.4% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after purchasing an additional 874 shares in the last quarter. Zacks Investment Management bought a new position in Veralto in the third quarter valued at about $208,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto during the third quarter valued at about $198,000. 91.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Veralto Company 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.