Vontier’s (VNT) “Hold (C+)” Rating Reiterated at Weiss Ratings

Weiss Ratings reiterated their hold (c+) rating on shares of Vontier (NYSE:VNT) in a report issued on Friday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Argus upgraded 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $47.50.

Vontier Stock Down 0.4%

Vontier stock opened at $42.87 on Friday. Vontier has a 1-year low of $27.22 and a 1-year high of $43.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $6.29 billion, a PE ratio of 16.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.30. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $42.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.36.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.The company had revenue of $773.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $734.23 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.63 earnings per share. Vontier’s quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vontier has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.740-0.780 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vontier will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3.80%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vontier

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VNT. Brooklyn Investment Group grew its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Vontier by 39.0% in the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its holdings in Vontier by 75.7% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

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.