Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Invests $2.89 Million in Vontier Corporation $VNT

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 78,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,889,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd owned approximately 0.05% of Vontier as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its position in shares of Vontier by 586.2% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 844 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 721 shares in the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vontier during the first quarter worth about $36,000. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in shares of Vontier by 75.7% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the 2nd quarter worth about $53,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the 1st quarter worth about $64,000. 95.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vontier Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VNT opened at $38.08 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Vontier Corporation has a twelve month low of $27.22 and a twelve month high of $43.88. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $42.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.62. The stock has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.30.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.The company had revenue of $752.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $747.32 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were paid a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s payout ratio is currently 3.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VNT shares. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Vontier from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. UBS Group raised their target price on Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Argus raised Vontier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $47.50.

About Vontier

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.