Vontier (VNT) Competitors

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, AVTR or VNT?

Avantor has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vontier has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AVTR or VNT more profitable?

Vontier has a net margin of 13.54% compared to Avantor's net margin of 4.54%. Vontier's return on equity of 45.48% beat Avantor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avantor	4.54%	12.24%	5.15%
Vontier	13.54%	45.48%	10.49%

Does the media prefer AVTR or VNT?

In the previous week, Vontier had 1 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Vontier and 11 mentions for Avantor. Avantor's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Vontier's score of 0.37 indicating that Avantor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avantor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vontier	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVTR or VNT?

95.1% of Avantor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Vontier shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Avantor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Vontier shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AVTR or VNT?

Avantor received 140 more outperform votes than Vontier when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.12% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote while only 51.81% of users gave Vontier an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avantor	Outperform Votes 183 65.12%	Underperform Votes 98 34.88%
Vontier	Outperform Votes 43 51.81%	Underperform Votes 40 48.19%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AVTR or VNT?

Vontier has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avantor. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avantor, 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
Avantor	$6.97B	2.14	$321.10M	$0.46	47.55
Vontier	$2.99B	1.89	$376.90M	$2.61	14.40

Do analysts recommend AVTR or VNT?

Avantor currently has a consensus price target of $27.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.19%. Vontier has a consensus price target of $44.63, indicating a potential upside of 18.73%. Given Avantor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Avantor is more favorable than Vontier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Vontier	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Avantor beats Vontier on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.