Veralto Corp (VLTO) Stock Analysis
Falling Knife setup · Temp Headwind edge
Industrials · Pollution & Treatment Controls
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $87.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.7%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Veralto Corporation (spun from Danaher in 2023) operates two segments: Water Quality (Hach, Trojan Technologies, ChemTreat providing water analytics and treatment) and Product Quality & Innovation (Videojet, Linx, X-Rite, Pantone for marking, coding, and color). Approximately... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $87.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.7%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 40, MACD bearish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.60, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicnon-U.S. customers56%10-K Item 1A: 'In 2025, approximately 56% of our sales were derived from customers outside the U.S.'
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1 floor-breaker
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $87.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.7%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 40, MACD bearish. Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +1 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING) Target $97.25 (+10.8%), stop $83.09 (−5.7%), A.R:R 2.0:1. Score 5.4/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $97.25 (+10.7% upside). Target $97.25 (+10.8%), stop $83.09 (−5.7%), A.R:R 2.0:1. Stop-loss: $83.09.
Negative momentum; Below 200-MA, MA slope -1.7%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Veralto Corp trades at a P/E of 22.7 (forward 19.0). TrendMatrix value score: 5.3/10. Verdict: Hold.
26 analysts cover VLTO with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $108.
What does Veralto Corp do?Veralto Corporation (spun from Danaher in 2023) operates two segments: Water Quality (Hach, Trojan Technologies,...
Veralto Corporation (spun from Danaher in 2023) operates two segments: Water Quality (Hach, Trojan Technologies, ChemTreat providing water analytics and treatment) and Product Quality & Innovation (Videojet, Linx, X-Rite, Pantone for marking, coding, and color). Approximately 61% of sales are recurring and 56% of 2025 revenues came from outside the U.S.