Rathbones Group PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 11.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 304,766 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 32,261 shares during the period. Rathbones Group PLC owned approximately 0.20% of Vontier worth $11,115,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vontier by 2,814.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 281,836 shares of the company's stock worth $10,164,000 after acquiring an additional 272,166 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter valued at $508,000. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC increased its stake in Vontier by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 67,480 shares of the company's stock worth $2,461,000 after purchasing an additional 8,657 shares in the last quarter. Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vontier during the 4th quarter worth about $2,918,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vontier by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 24,342 shares of the company's stock worth $888,000 after buying an additional 7,909 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have commented on VNT shares. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vontier presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $44.50.
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Vontier Stock Up 0.6 %
VNT traded up $0.19 on Friday, reaching $29.92. 959,609 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 864,809. Vontier Co. has a 52-week low of $27.22 and a 52-week high of $42.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $4.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.88, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $34.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $36.17.
Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Vontier had a net margin of 14.17% and a return on equity of 43.22%. The business had revenue of $776.80 million for the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Vontier Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 6th. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.33%. Vontier's dividend payout ratio is 3.64%.
Vontier Company Profile
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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.
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