Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) has earned an average rating 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 recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.25.

Several research analysts have commented on VNT shares. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Vontier from $44.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Barclays cut their price objective on Vontier from $50.00 to $44.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Argus downgraded shares of Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $40.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 19th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VNT. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Vontier in the fourth quarter worth approximately $259,000. Scarborough Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter worth $56,000. Rise Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vontier in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Walden Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vontier during the 1st quarter valued at $323,000. Finally, Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vontier during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Price Performance

Vontier stock opened at $34.34 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.30 billion, a PE ratio of 12.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $33.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.60. Vontier has a 12 month low of $28.84 and a 12 month high of $45.62.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.08). Vontier had a net margin of 13.43% and a return on equity of 49.17%. The business had revenue of $696.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $746.43 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Vontier will post 2.88 EPS for the current year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.29%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 5th. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.62%.

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.