Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Purchases 27,900 Shares of Veralto Corporation $VLTO

11 Nov 2025, 10:22 by Michael Walen · The Markets Daily

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. raised its holdings in shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO – Free Report) by 11.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 280,066 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,900 shares during the quarter. Factory Mutual Insurance Co. owned approximately 0.11% of Veralto worth $28,273,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VLTO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Veralto by 16.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of Veralto by 1.8% during the first quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 46,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,559,000 after buying an additional 834 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Veralto by 14.1% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 8,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $783,000 after buying an additional 995 shares in the last quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd boosted its position in shares of Veralto by 91.8% during the first quarter. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd now owns 713,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,540,000 after acquiring an additional 341,463 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Veralto by 16.9% during the first quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 6,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $632,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Veralto

In other news, CEO Jennifer Honeycutt sold 10,646 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.26, for a total value of $1,131,243.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 106,219 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,286,830.94. This represents a 9.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Veralto Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE VLTO opened at $98.27 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. Veralto Corporation has a 52 week low of $83.86 and a 52 week high of $110.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.92, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a fifty day moving average of $104.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $102.61.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.04. Veralto had a net margin of 16.75% and a return on equity of 38.69%. The business had revenue of $1.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. Veralto has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.850 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.950-0.980 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 30th. Veralto’s payout ratio is 12.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $120.00 price target on shares of Veralto and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Veralto from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Veralto from $106.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Veralto from $112.00 to $111.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Veralto from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.25.

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