Veralto Corp (NYSE: VLTO)’s stock price has soared by 0.97 in relation to previous closing price of 102.85. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.56% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-15 that WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Veralto Corporation (NYSE: VLTO), a global leader in essential water and product quality solutions dedicated to Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™, announced that it will webcast its fourth quarter 2024 earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Is It Worth Investing in Veralto Corp (NYSE: VLTO) Right Now?
Veralto Corp (NYSE: VLTO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 32.04x compared to its average ratio. VLTO has 36-month beta value of 1.48. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VLTO is 237.12M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VLTO on January 31, 2025 was 1.30M shares.
VLTO’s Market Performance
VLTO’s stock has seen a 0.56% increase for the week, with a 0.71% rise in the past month and a -0.14% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.58%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.64% for Veralto Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.54% for VLTO’s stock, with a 0.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VLTO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VLTO stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for VLTO by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VLTO in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $125 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VLTO reach a price target of $118. The rating they have provided for VLTO stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on August 13th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to VLTO, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on June 17th of the previous year.
VLTO Trading at -0.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VLTO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.64%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.58%, as shares surge +1.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VLTO rose by +0.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $102.27. In addition, Veralto Corp saw 1.96% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VLTO starting from Skeete Bernard M, who sale 200 shares at the price of $108.78 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Skeete Bernard M now owns 3,483 shares of Veralto Corp, valued at $21,756 using the latest closing price.
Trivedi Surekha, the SVP, Strategy & Sustainability of Veralto Corp, sale 752 shares at $102.91 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Trivedi Surekha is holding 10,413 shares at $77,388 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VLTO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.59 for the gross margin
The net margin for Veralto Corp stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 53.88, with 14.11 for asset returns.
Based on Veralto Corp (VLTO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.78.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.21 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.09. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.13.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Veralto Corp (VLTO) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
