Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Raises Stock Position in Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp increased its stake in Veralto by 20.6% in Q4 to 140,223 shares, worth about $13.99 million (≈0.06% of the company).
• Veralto beat quarterly estimates with $1.07 EPS and $1.42B revenue, issued FY2026 guidance of $4.20–4.28 EPS, and analysts rate the stock a "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $106.33.
• The stock trades around $87.65 (opened Friday, down ~0.6%), has a market cap of $21.52B and PE of 22.65, and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.13 (annual yield ~0.6%).

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp grew its holdings in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO - Free Report) by 20.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 140,223 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 23,980 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp owned about 0.06% of Veralto worth $13,991,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Veralto in the 3rd quarter valued at $27,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Veralto in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Board of the Pension Protection Fund purchased a new position in shares of Veralto in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Veralto by 852.9% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 324 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Capital Management Investments LLC grew its holdings in Veralto by 45.9% during the 4th 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.28% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VLTO shares. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Veralto from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Veralto from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Veralto from $99.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $106.33.

Veralto Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:VLTO opened at $87.65 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.52 billion, a PE ratio of 22.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Veralto Corporation has a 12-month low of $84.99 and a 12-month high of $110.11. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $96.50.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.02 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.33% and a return on equity of 34.63%. The company's revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 4.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st were given a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. Veralto's payout ratio is presently 13.44%.

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.

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