Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Purchases Shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO)

Posted by Mark Dietrich on May 16th, 2026

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (Democratic-California) recently bought shares of Veralto Corporation (NYSE:VLTO). In a filing disclosed on May 08th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Veralto stock on April 13th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “150 MAIN STREET TRUST > BANK OF AMERICA” account.

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Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) on 5/1/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) on 5/1/2026.

Veralto Price Performance

Shares of VLTO traded down $0.51 on Friday, reaching $84.76. The stock had a trading volume of 2,395,525 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,061,269. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.82 billion, a PE ratio of 21.90, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.03 and a 200 day moving average of $95.42. Veralto Corporation has a twelve month low of $84.45 and a twelve month high of $110.11.

Veralto (NYSE:VLTO – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $1.07 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.40 billion. Veralto had a return on equity of 34.63% and a net margin of 17.33%.The company’s revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.95 EPS. Veralto has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.200-4.280 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.000 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Veralto Corporation will post 4.23 EPS for the current year.

Veralto Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. Veralto’s payout ratio is presently 13.44%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VLTO. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Veralto during the 4th quarter worth $261,340,000. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 31.5% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 6,150,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $543,817,000 after buying an additional 1,472,304 shares during the last quarter. FIL Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 263.8% during the 4th quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 1,798,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $179,435,000 after buying an additional 1,303,940 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 86.1% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,157,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,615,000 after buying an additional 997,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Veralto by 115.2% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,681,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,704,000 after buying an additional 900,135 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.28% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VLTO. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Veralto in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $110.00 target price on the stock. Barclays reduced their target price on Veralto from $117.00 to $113.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group upped their target price on Veralto from $99.00 to $101.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $103.00 target price on Veralto in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Veralto in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Veralto presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.88.

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About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

Veralto Company Profile

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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. This segment provides water solutions, including chemical reagents, services, and digital solutions.