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

Shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the ten analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $45.6250.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Vontier from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 9th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Vontier from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 3rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 586.2% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vontier in the 3rd quarter valued at $37,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Vontier by 212.9% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 645 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in Vontier by 39.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in Vontier by 75.7% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE VNT opened at $37.13 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.28. Vontier has a twelve month low of $27.22 and a twelve month high of $43.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. The business’s fifty day moving average is $38.14 and its 200 day moving average is $39.30.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. Vontier had a return on equity of 40.49% and a net margin of 13.34%.The business had revenue of $752.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $747.32 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Vontier will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 20th were paid a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3.66%.

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.