Veralto (VLTO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, equipment, software and services focused on water quality and product quality. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer markets, helping customers monitor and manage water systems while improving the production, packaging and identification of products.

Veralto operates through two primary segments. Its Water Quality businesses provide water analytics, testing and monitoring systems, treatment technologies, flow measurement equipment and related software and services. Brands in this area include Hach, Trojan Technologies, ChemTreat, OTT HydroMet, McCrometer and Aquatic Informatics.

Its Product Quality and Innovation businesses offer coding and marking systems, packaging and prepress software, color management and measurement tools, and other technologies used to improve manufacturing and packaging processes. Representative brands include Videojet, Esko, X-Rite, Pantone, Linx and AVT.

Veralto was formed through a separation from Danaher Corporation and began operating as an independent public company in 2023. The company serves customers in markets around the world. Jennifer Honeycutt serves as Veralto’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $93.42 to $94.71
• 50-Day Range: $90.07 to $100.09
• 52-Week Range: $80.03 to $109.86
• Volume: 166,946 shs
• Average Volume: 1.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.65
• Dividend Yield: 0.56%
• Price Target: $110.90
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Veralto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Veralto scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 122nd out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Veralto has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Veralto has a consensus price target of $110.90, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $93.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Veralto has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Veralto are expected to grow by 7.94% in the coming year, from $4.41 to $4.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Veralto is 24.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Veralto is 24.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Veralto has a PEG Ratio of 2.71. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Veralto has a P/B Ratio of 7.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.60% of the float of Veralto has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Veralto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Veralto has recently increased by 6.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Veralto has a dividend yield of 0.54%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Veralto has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Veralto is 13.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Veralto will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.92% next year. This indicates that Veralto will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.56

News Sentiment

Veralto has a news sentiment score of 1.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Veralto this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for VLTO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Veralto to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Veralto insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,490,394.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.43% of the stock of Veralto is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.28% of the stock of Veralto is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VLTO
• CIK: 1967680
• Web: www.veralto.com
• Phone: 781-755-3655
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 17,000
• Year Founded: 2023

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Veralto: $110.90
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.96
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.21
• P/E Growth: 2.71
• Net Income: $940 million
• Net Margins: 17.35%
• Pretax Margin: 21.23%
• Return on Equity: 34.76%
• Return on Assets: 13.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.50 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.14
• Cash Flow: $4.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.48
• Book Value: $12.51 per share
• Price / Book: 7.48

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 243,790,000
• Free Float: 242,745,000
• Market Cap: $22.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.60