Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $47.50.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VNT. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, July 14th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Vontier in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Tuesday, August 19th.

Vontier Price Performance

NYSE:VNT opened at $43.39 on Friday. Vontier has a one year low of $27.22 and a one year high of $43.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.50, a PEG ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.31. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $40.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.37.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $773.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $734.23 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.The company’s revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.63 EPS. Vontier has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.740-0.780 EPS. Research analysts expect that Vontier will post 3.13 EPS for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be paid a $0.025 dividend. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. Vontier’s payout ratio is currently 3.80%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vontier

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VNT. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vontier by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,793,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,897,000 after buying an additional 2,450,723 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vontier by 39.7% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,515,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,479,000 after buying an additional 999,755 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vontier by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,390,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,365,000 after buying an additional 66,620 shares in the last quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vontier by 24.5% in the 2nd quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 3,115,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,975,000 after acquiring an additional 613,746 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Vontier by 81.6% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,824,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,219,000 after acquiring an additional 1,269,063 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Company Profile

Vontier Corporation provides mobility ecosystem solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobility Technologies, Repair Solutions, and Environmental and Fueling Solutions segments. The Mobility Technologies segment provides digitally equipment solutions for mobility ecosystem, such as point-of-sale and payment systems, workflow automation, telematics, data analytics, software platform, and integrated solutions for alternative fuel dispensing.