Quantbot Technologies LP Has $373,000 Position in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT)

Quantbot Technologies LP lowered its stake in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 74.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,228 shares of the company's stock after selling 29,576 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP's holdings in Vontier were worth $373,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Magnetar Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the fourth quarter worth $528,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in Vontier by 81.5% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 72,960 shares of the company's stock worth $2,661,000 after purchasing an additional 32,764 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in Vontier by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 17,566 shares of the company's stock worth $641,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the period. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier during the fourth quarter valued at about $329,000. Finally, Royce & Associates LP boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,347,259 shares of the company's stock worth $49,135,000 after buying an additional 124,426 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company's stock.

Vontier Stock Up 2.3 %

VNT stock traded up $0.76 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.67. The stock had a trading volume of 948,194 shares, compared to its average volume of 846,256. Vontier Co. has a 1-year low of $31.22 and a 1-year high of $45.34. The company has a fifty day moving average of $36.22 and a 200 day moving average of $36.41. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.24, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.26.

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Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $776.80 million for the quarter. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. On average, equities analysts expect that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a $0.025 dividend. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. Vontier's dividend payout ratio is presently 3.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $47.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research upgraded Vontier from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $48.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $44.50.

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.