Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Holdings Lifted by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 137.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 75,664 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 43,804 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Vontier worth $2,759,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. First United Bank & Trust increased its stake in Vontier by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 10,530 shares of the company's stock worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the last quarter. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in Vontier by 6.7% during the 4th quarter. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers LLC now owns 42,717 shares of the company's stock worth $1,558,000 after purchasing an additional 2,686 shares in the last quarter. Eldred Rock Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vontier by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Eldred Rock Partners LLC now owns 401,353 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,596,000 after buying an additional 2,098 shares during the period. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC lifted its position in Vontier by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 67,480 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,461,000 after buying an additional 8,657 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in Vontier by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 9,011 shares of the company's stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VNT shares. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group started coverage on Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $47.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lowered their target price on Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Vontier from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $48.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Vontier has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $44.63.

Vontier Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE VNT traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $38.57. 497,241 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 496,082. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10. Vontier Co. has a 1-year low of $31.22 and a 1-year high of $45.62. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.26. The company has a market cap of $5.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.26.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.04. Vontier had a net margin of 13.54% and a return on equity of 45.48%. The business had revenue of $750.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $729.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vontier Co. will post 2.88 EPS for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 21st were paid a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, November 21st. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.26%. Vontier's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.83%.

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.