Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.840-0.880 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.870. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Veralto also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.600-3.700 EPS.

Veralto Stock Performance

Veralto stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $101.09. 2,065,545 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,343,766. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $103.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.20, a P/E/G ratio of 4.35 and a beta of 1.06. Veralto has a 1 year low of $75.05 and a 1 year high of $115.00.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by $0.05. Veralto had a return on equity of 52.85% and a net margin of 15.69%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Veralto will post 3.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Veralto Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.44%. This is a positive change from Veralto’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. Veralto’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.58%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on VLTO shares. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Veralto in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup lowered their target price on Veralto from $118.00 to $116.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on Veralto from $108.00 to $111.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Veralto from $117.00 to $116.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.18.

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.