Vontier (VNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Repair Solutions segment manufactures and distributes vehicle repair tools, toolboxes, automotive diagnostic equipment and software through mobile franchise network. The Environmental and Fueling Solutions segment offers environmental, fueling hardware, software, and aftermarket solutions for fueling infrastructures. It also offers a range of solutions, including environmental sensors; fueling equipment; field payment hardware; point-of sale, workflow, and monitoring software; vehicle tracking and fleet management; software solutions for EV charging; and vehicle mechanics, and technicians equipment. The company markets its products and services to retail and commercial fueling, convenience store, and car wash operators; commercial vehicle repair businesses, fleet owners/operators and electric vehicle charging network operators, as well as direct sales personnel and independent distributors. It serves customers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Vontier Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $35.79 to $36.90
• 50-Day Range: $33.91 to $40.45
• 52-Week Range: $31.22 to $45.62
• Volume: 4.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 822,585 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.00
• Dividend Yield: 0.27%
• Price Target: $44.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vontier Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vontier scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 330 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vontier has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vontier has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.34%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vontier are expected to grow by 9.34% in the coming year, from $2.89 to $3.16 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vontier is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vontier is 14.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.72.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vontier has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vontier has a P/B Ratio of 6.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.88% of the float of Vontier has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vontier has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vontier has recently increased by 18.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vontier has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vontier does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vontier is 3.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vontier will have a dividend payout ratio of 3.16% next year. This indicates that Vontier will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.88% of the float of Vontier has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vontier has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vontier has recently increased by 18.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

Vontier has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Vontier this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Vontier to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vontier insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.76% of the stock of Vontier is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.83% of the stock of Vontier is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VNT shares performed this year?

Vontier's stock was trading at $34.55 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, VNT shares have increased by 5.7% and is now trading at $36.53.
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How were Vontier's earnings last quarter?

Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.04. The company's revenue was down 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Vontier's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Vontier include FMR LLC (9.72%), Franklin Resources Inc. (5.44%), State Street Corp (3.13%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.71%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark D Morelli, Kathryn K Rowen, Lynn Ross and David H Naemura.
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How do I buy shares of Vontier?

Shares of VNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Vontier own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vontier investors own include Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2024
• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/12 Dividend: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/12/2024
• Today: 12/20/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Fluid meters & counting devices
• Sub-Industry: Measuring And Control Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VNT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1786842
• Web: www.vontier.com
• Phone: 984-275-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $44.44
• High Stock Price Target: $50.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.61
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.64
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• Net Income: $376.90 million
• Net Margins: 13.54%
• Pretax Margin: 16.43%
• Return on Equity: 45.48%
• Return on Assets: 10.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.10
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.83
• Cash Flow: $3.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.53
• Book Value: $5.80 per share
• Price / Book: 6.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 150,200,000
• Free Float: 149,058,000
• Market Cap: $5.49 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24