<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC lowered its position in  Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO - Free Report) by 84.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor  owned 2,114 shares of the company's stock after selling 11,747 shares during the period. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC's holdings in Veralto were worth $225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><p>Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in  Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at $264,150,000.  DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main raised its holdings in shares of  Veralto by 6,015.1% in the 2nd quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 1,347,647 shares of the company's stock worth $136,045,000 after acquiring an additional 1,325,609 shares during the last quarter.  AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in  Veralto by 154.7% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,159,433 shares of the company's stock valued at $117,045,000 after acquiring an additional 704,213 shares in the last quarter.  Westwood Holdings Group Inc. bought a new position in  Veralto in the 2nd quarter valued at about $69,839,000.  Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its stake in  Veralto by 162.1% during the 2nd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 1,064,810 shares of the company's stock valued at $107,493,000 after purchasing an additional 658,529 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own  91.28% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Insiders Place Their Bets</h2><p>In other Veralto news, SVP Mattias Bystrom sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.73, for a total value of $101,730.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 31,430 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,197,373.90. This trade represents a 3.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own  0.36% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on VLTO shares. Barclays raised their target price on Veralto from $119.00 to $121.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Weiss Ratings cut Veralto from a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating to a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Jefferies Financial Group  reiterated a &#34;hold&#34; rating and issued a $105.00 target price (down previously from $125.00) on shares of Veralto in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Veralto from $123.00 to $114.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Veralto from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned  a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and an average price target of $112.89.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Analysis on VLTO</b></p><h2>Veralto Trading Down 0.5%</h2><p>NYSE VLTO opened at $102.63 on Friday. The business's fifty day moving average is $100.38 and its 200-day moving average is $103.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.12, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 0.88. Veralto Corporation has a one year low of $83.86 and a one year high of $110.11. </p><p>Veralto (NYSE:VLTO - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.40 billion. Veralto had a net margin of 16.75% and a return on equity of 38.69%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.89 earnings per share. Veralto has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.820-3.850 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.950-0.980 EPS.  Equities research analysts predict that  Veralto Corporation will post 3.66 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Veralto Increases Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Veralto's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Veralto's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 14.25%. </p><h2>Veralto Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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 &amp; 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. 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<p>Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC reduced its stake in Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO) by 84.7% in Q3, now holding 2,114 shares valued at $225,000. Other institutional investors have also adjusted their positions, with Norges Bank acquiring a stake worth $264.15 million. Analysts have mixed ratings on VLTO, with Barclays raising the target price to $121.00, while Weiss Ratings downgraded it to a "hold". Veralto's stock opened at $102.63, with a market cap of $25.48 billion and a recent EPS of $0.99, exceeding estimates.</p>

Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC Has $225,000 Stock Position in Veralto Corporation $VLTO