Intech Investment Management LLC Has $3.38 Million Stock Holdings in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Intech Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) by 72.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 33,820 shares of the company’s stock after selling 91,131 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Veralto were worth $3,375,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VLTO. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Veralto by 82.2% during the fourth quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Board of the Pension Protection Fund acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Veralto by 45.9% during the fourth quarter. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC now owns 340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on VLTO. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 price objective on Veralto in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Veralto from $104.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays cut their price objective on Veralto from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Veralto in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Veralto from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $105.88.

Veralto Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VLTO opened at $83.72 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Veralto Corporation has a twelve month low of $80.03 and a twelve month high of $110.11. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $87.63 and its 200-day moving average is $94.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.63, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.77.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.40 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. Veralto’s revenue for the quarter 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 4.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

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

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.