Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 48,338 Shares of Veralto Corporation $VLTO

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH sold 48,338 shares, cutting its stake in Veralto by 20.9% to 183,400 shares (about 0.07% of the company) valued at approximately $18.34 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• Institutional ownership is very high at 91.28%, with major funds like Vanguard (31,058,387 shares, ~$3.31B) and State Street (10,449,828 shares, ~$1.12B) increasing their positions in recent quarters.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed but modestly positive (six Buy, six Hold; average target $107.56), while Veralto reported a quarterly EPS beat ($1.04 vs. $0.98), issued FY2026 EPS guidance of $4.10–$4.20, and pays a $0.13 quarterly dividend (≈0.6% yield).

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH reduced its position in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO - Free Report) by 20.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 183,400 shares of the company's stock after selling 48,338 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.07% of Veralto worth $18,344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Veralto by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 31,058,387 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,311,135,000 after purchasing an additional 852,276 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Veralto by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,449,828 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,115,182,000 after purchasing an additional 191,872 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its holdings in Veralto by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 3,839,722 shares of the company's stock valued at $408,503,000 after purchasing an additional 144,044 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Veralto by 24.3% in the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 3,508,512 shares of the company's stock valued at $374,042,000 after purchasing an additional 685,614 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Veralto by 12.8% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,194,081 shares of the company's stock valued at $237,738,000 after purchasing an additional 248,718 shares during the period. 91.28% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on VLTO. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $117.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Veralto in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Veralto from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Veralto in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $110.00 price target for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Veralto from $118.00 to $110.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $107.56.

Veralto Price Performance

NYSE:VLTO opened at $88.67 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $91.00 and a 200-day moving average of $96.93. The company has a market capitalization of $21.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.65, a PEG ratio of 2.52 and a beta of 0.98. Veralto Corporation has a 52 week low of $84.99 and a 52 week high of $110.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.67.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO - Get Free Report) last released 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. The company had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 17.08% and a return on equity of 35.77%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.95 EPS. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.100-4.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.970-1.010 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 4.21 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be 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 is Tuesday, March 31st. Veralto's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.87%.

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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