F M Investments LLC Decreases Holdings in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT)

F M Investments LLC lowered its stake in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 66.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,988 shares of the company's stock after selling 171,689 shares during the period. F M Investments LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vontier worth $3,100,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 630,568 shares of the company's stock worth $22,996,000 after purchasing an additional 20,604 shares during the period. Advisory Services Network LLC lifted its position in Vontier by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 16,184 shares of the company's stock worth $590,000 after buying an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC boosted its stake in Vontier by 11.8% during the fourth quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 304,766 shares of the company's stock worth $11,115,000 after buying an additional 32,261 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its position in Vontier by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 37,103 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,353,000 after acquiring an additional 6,783 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aristides Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vontier in the fourth quarter valued at $308,000. 95.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vontier Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vontier stock traded down $0.03 on Tuesday, hitting $30.23. 880,457 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 865,331. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The company has a market cap of $4.50 billion, a PE ratio of 10.99, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $34.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.14. Vontier Co. has a 52 week low of $27.22 and a 52 week high of $42.04.

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Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. The business had revenue of $776.80 million during the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Vontier's payout ratio is 3.64%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on VNT. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 26th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Vontier currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $43.17.

Vontier 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.