Capital Fund Management S.A. Takes Position in Vontier Corporation $VNT

Key Points

• Capital Fund Management S.A. has acquired a new stake in Vontier Corporation, purchasing 18,880 shares worth approximately $620,000 in the first quarter.
• Vontier's shares have received multiple upgrades from analysts, with a consensus target price of $47.50 and an average rating of "Moderate Buy."
• The company recently reported Q2 earnings that exceeded estimates, with an EPS of $0.79 and revenue of $773.50 million, reflecting an 11.1% year-over-year increase.

Capital Fund Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 18,880 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $620,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its holdings in Vontier by 586.2% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 844 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the last quarter. Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 1st quarter worth about $36,000. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 1st quarter worth about $64,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 4th quarter worth about $73,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Vontier by 60.1% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,209 shares of the company's stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 829 shares during the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VNT has been the subject of several recent research reports. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $45.00 price objective (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Argus raised Vontier from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on Vontier in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $50.00 target price for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vontier has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $47.50.

Vontier Price Performance

NYSE VNT traded down $0.58 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $42.85. The company had a trading volume of 705,767 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,068,605. Vontier Corporation has a 52 week low of $27.22 and a 52 week high of $43.78. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $39.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $36.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.29, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $773.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $734.23 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.The firm's revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.63 EPS. Vontier has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.740-0.780 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 4th will be given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. Vontier's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.80%.

Vontier 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.