90,720 Shares in Veralto Corporation $VLTO Purchased by Goodman Financial Corp

Key Points

• Goodman Financial Corp acquired 90,720 shares of Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) in Q4, valued at about $9.05 million, making the stock 1.7% of the fund's holdings and its 26th largest position.
• Veralto beat quarterly EPS estimates with $1.04 vs. a $0.98 consensus, reported $1.40 billion in revenue (+3.8% YoY), and issued FY2026 guidance of $4.10–$4.20 EPS (Q1 guidance $0.97–$1.01).
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 (annualized $0.52, ~0.6% yield) and institutional investors now own about 91.28% of the shares, with several funds adjusting stakes.

Goodman Financial Corp acquired a new position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 90,720 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,052,000. Veralto makes up 1.7% of Goodman Financial Corp's holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Veralto in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,708,000. Capital Advisors Inc. OK grew its holdings in shares of Veralto by 6.3% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK now owns 380,910 shares of the company's stock worth $40,609,000 after buying an additional 22,464 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Veralto by 1,579.5% in the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 12,311 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,312,000 after buying an additional 11,578 shares during the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto in the third quarter valued at about $1,919,000. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its stake in shares of Veralto by 8.9% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,159,417 shares of the company's stock worth $123,605,000 after buying an additional 94,607 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.28% of the company's stock.

Veralto Price Performance

Veralto stock opened at $88.61 on Monday. Veralto Corporation has a 12-month low of $83.86 and a 12-month high of $110.11. The stock has a market cap of $21.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.63, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $95.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.06. Veralto had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The company had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.95 EPS. Veralto's revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-1.010 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. Veralto's dividend payout ratio is currently 13.87%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on VLTO. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Veralto from $111.00 to $102.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $108.00 price objective on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $117.00 target price on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $102.00 price target on Veralto and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Veralto presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $108.22.

About Veralto

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.

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