Vontier (VNT) Competitors

Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media favor TER or VNT?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 8 more articles in the media than Vontier. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Teradyne and 13 mentions for Vontier. Teradyne's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Vontier's score of 0.78 indicating that Teradyne is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Teradyne	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vontier	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TER or VNT?

99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Vontier shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Teradyne shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Vontier shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TER or VNT?

Teradyne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vontier. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teradyne, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teradyne	$2.68B	7.79	$448.75M	$3.15	40.64
Vontier	$2.99B	1.92	$376.90M	$2.61	14.61

Which has more volatility and risk, TER or VNT?

Teradyne has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vontier has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TER or VNT?

Teradyne presently has a consensus price target of $147.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.03%. Vontier has a consensus price target of $44.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.53%. Given Vontier's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vontier is more favorable than Teradyne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teradyne	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Vontier	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TER or VNT?

Teradyne received 28 more outperform votes than Vontier when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.62% of users gave Vontier an outperform vote while only 44.23% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 69 44.23%	Underperform Votes 87 55.77%
Vontier	Outperform Votes 41 50.62%	Underperform Votes 40 49.38%

Is TER or VNT more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 18.75% compared to Vontier's net margin of 13.54%. Vontier's return on equity of 45.48% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teradyne	18.75%	18.56%	13.91%
Vontier	13.54%	45.48%	10.49%

Is TER or VNT a better dividend stock?

Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vontier pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Teradyne pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vontier pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Teradyne beats Vontier on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.