15,804 Shares in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Acquired by 111 Capital

111 Capital bought a new stake in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 15,804 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $576,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vontier by 137.7% during the 4th quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 744 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the 4th quarter worth approximately $73,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vontier by 44.5% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company's stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd grew its position in shares of Vontier by 66.8% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,437 shares of the company's stock worth $89,000 after buying an additional 976 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the 4th quarter worth approximately $98,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Vontier

In other news, SVP Kathryn K. Rowen sold 7,344 shares of Vontier stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.34, for a total transaction of $266,880.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 88,248 shares in the company, valued at $3,206,932.32. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.97% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VNT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $44.83.

Vontier Stock Down 0.3%

NYSE:VNT traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $35.63. 762,275 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 913,596. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $32.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.67. Vontier Co. has a one year low of $27.22 and a one year high of $41.61. The company has a market cap of $5.27 billion, a PE ratio of 12.96, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.29.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.06. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. The business had revenue of $741.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $723.06 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.74 EPS. The business's revenue was down 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Vontier's payout ratio is 4.07%.

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.