Rep. Kevin Hern Sells Shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO)

Representative Kevin Hern (Republican-Oklahoma) recently sold shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO). In a filing disclosed on September 01st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Veralto stock on August 21st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “HERN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST” account.

Representative Kevin Hern also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MRSH) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 8/24/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 8/21/2026.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) on 8/19/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL) on 8/19/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) on 8/18/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) on 8/18/2026.

Veralto Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Veralto stock opened at $97.17 on Thursday. Veralto Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $80.03 and a fifty-two week high of $109.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $94.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $23.69 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 0.60.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Veralto had a return on equity of 34.76% and a net margin of 17.35%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.090 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Veralto Corporation will post 4.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 986 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.05, for a total value of $95,691.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 8,565 shares in the company, valued at $831,233.25. This represents a 10.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,097 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.52, for a total value of $720,487.44. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 124,085 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,597,109.20. This represents a 5.41% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 15,180 shares of company stock worth $1,490,394 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VLTO. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in Veralto by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 15,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,682,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Veralto by 18.9% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 735 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Veralto by 82.2% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 129 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Veralto by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nolet Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Veralto by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Nolet Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,355,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on VLTO shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Veralto from $100.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Veralto from $98.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Veralto from $102.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Veralto from $113.00 to $117.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $110.90.

About Representative Hern

Kevin Hern (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. He assumed office on November 13, 2018. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Hern (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Kevin Hern went into business as a McDonald’s franchisee in 1999. He acquired 10 McDonald’s franchises by 2012. He served on the McDonald’s National Leadership Team for 13 years, including the tax policy team, the insurance corporation, and as chairman of the economics team. From 2011 to 2015, he was chairman of the finance committee of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.

Veralto Company 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.