Veralto Corporation $VLTO Shares Newly Purchased by First Nebraska Trust Co

First Nebraska Trust Co acquired a new stake in Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 14,843 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,400,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VLTO. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension boosted its position in Veralto by 23.4% during the first quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension now owns 291,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,792,000 after purchasing an additional 55,348 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its position in shares of Veralto by 9.1% in the second quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 219,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,443,000 after purchasing an additional 18,277 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise raised its position in shares of Veralto by 18.4% in the second quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 130,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,594,000 after purchasing an additional 20,294 shares during the period. Formuepleje A S raised its position in shares of Veralto by 61.8% in the second quarter. Formuepleje A S now owns 42,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,771,000 after purchasing an additional 16,240 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in shares of Veralto during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $13,887,000. 91.28% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Veralto news, SVP Surekha Trivedi sold 36,427 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.89, for a total value of $3,966,536.03. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 8,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $932,642.85. This trade represents a 80.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 7,098 shares of Veralto stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total value of $745,290.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 120,060 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,606,300. This trade represents a 5.58% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 44,511 shares of company stock worth $4,807,517. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of Veralto in a report on Tuesday, September 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $125.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Veralto from $109.00 to $121.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird set a $111.00 target price on Veralto in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Barclays increased their target price on Veralto from $117.00 to $129.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price target on shares of Veralto in a research report on Friday. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $120.70.

Veralto Trading Up 0.5%

Veralto stock opened at $116.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $28.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.79, a PEG ratio of 3.21 and a beta of 0.51. Veralto Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $80.03 and a fifty-two week high of $117.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a current ratio of 2.03.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $1.51 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. Veralto had a return on equity of 35.08% and a net margin of 17.27%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.99 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Veralto Corporation will post 4.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th were paid a $0.13 dividend. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.87%.

Veralto News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Veralto this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Veralto’s third-quarter 2026 earnings and revenue beat estimates, with growth in Water Quality and improved margins. Management also raised its full-year outlook, providing a stronger business-growth signal. Veralto Q3 earnings beat estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target to $129 from $117 and reiterated its overweight rating, signaling further potential upside in the firm’s view. Barclays rating and price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Citigroup lifted its target to $120 from $107 but maintained a neutral rating. RBC raised its target to $121 from $109 and kept its sector-perform rating, reflecting more cautious views than Barclays. Citigroup rating and price target RBC rating and price target
• Negative Sentiment: Senior Vice President Surekha Trivedi sold 36,427 shares, reducing her holdings by about 81%. The trade was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, which may temper—but does not eliminate—the concern investors can attach to insider selling. SEC filing for insider transaction

Veralto Profile

Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) is a global provider of technology, products and services that help customers manage water quality and improve the quality, safety and efficiency of packaged goods. The company serves municipal, industrial, commercial and consumer-facing markets through a portfolio of operating businesses.

Veralto’s Water Quality segment provides instruments, software and services used to test, monitor and treat water and wastewater. Its brands include Hach, Trojan Technologies and ChemTreat, which support applications such as laboratory and field testing, disinfection, water treatment and industrial water management.

The company’s Product Quality & Innovation segment supplies technologies used in product identification, packaging design, color management and quality inspection.