Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.63.

Several research firms recently weighed in on VNT. UBS Group started coverage on Vontier in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $47.00 target price on the stock. Wolfe Research raised Vontier from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $48.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vontier

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. KPP Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vontier by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,139 shares of the company's stock valued at $625,000 after acquiring an additional 811 shares during the last quarter. EMC Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vontier by 281.0% during the fourth quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 6,009 shares of the company's stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 4,432 shares in the last quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. Foster & Motley Inc. now owns 54,603 shares of the company's stock worth $1,991,000 after purchasing an additional 8,276 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vontier in the fourth quarter worth about $355,000. Finally, KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Vontier by 574.1% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 87,488 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,191,000 after buying an additional 74,510 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company's stock.

Vontier Stock Down 0.2 %

NYSE VNT traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $38.57. The stock had a trading volume of 497,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 612,669. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $37.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.23. Vontier has a 1 year low of $31.22 and a 1 year high of $45.62. The stock has a market cap of $5.79 billion, a PE ratio of 14.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 1.26.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $0.73 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $750.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $729.23 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.73 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts expect that Vontier will post 2.88 earnings per share for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

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

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.