Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Acquires 11,930 Shares of Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Key Points

• Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in Veralto by 18.0%, buying 11,930 shares to hold 78,343 shares valued at about $8.35 million at the end of the quarter.
• Veralto beat Q results with EPS of $1.04 versus $0.98 expected and revenue of $1.40 billion (slightly below estimates), and issued FY2026 guidance of 4.100–4.200 EPS and Q1 2026 guidance of 0.970–1.010 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 (annualized $0.52, yield 0.6%; ex-dividend March 31, payable April 30), while analysts have a consensus "Hold" rating and an average price target of $108.22.

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO - Free Report) by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,343 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 11,930 shares during the quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd's holdings in Veralto were worth $8,352,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Veralto in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P acquired a new position in Veralto during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Goodman Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Veralto in the third quarter worth about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Veralto by 852.9% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 324 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $44,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Veralto Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of VLTO stock opened at $88.61 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $21.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.63, a PEG ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $95.64 and a 200-day moving average of $99.95. 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 Corporation has a 1-year low of $83.86 and a 1-year high of $110.11.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.98 by $0.06. Veralto had a return on equity of 35.77% and a net margin of 17.08%.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 firm earned $0.95 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VLTO shares. UBS Group set a $102.00 price target on shares of Veralto and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Veralto in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Veralto from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $118.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on Veralto from $111.00 to $104.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Veralto presently has a consensus 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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