Caxton Associates LLP Acquires Shares of 15,734 Vontier Corporation $VNT

Key Points

• Caxton Associates LLP made a new investment of approximately $517,000 in Vontier Corporation, acquiring 15,734 shares during the first quarter.
• Vontier recently reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, with an EPS of $0.79, surpassing analyst estimates of $0.72.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.2%, to be paid on September 25th.

Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 15,734 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $517,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its holdings in shares of Vontier by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 175,630 shares of the company's stock worth $5,769,000 after purchasing an additional 7,547 shares during the period. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Vontier during the first quarter valued at approximately $975,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vontier by 9.9% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 85,944 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,823,000 after buying an additional 7,743 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vontier by 23.8% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 30,142 shares of the company's stock worth $990,000 after buying an additional 5,800 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Vontier by 5,158.4% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 72,566 shares of the company's stock worth $2,209,000 after acquiring an additional 71,186 shares in the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vontier Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of Vontier stock traded up $0.33 on Wednesday, hitting $42.92. The company had a trading volume of 81,814 shares, compared to its average volume of 965,695. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $41.22 and a 200-day moving average of $36.59. Vontier Corporation has a twelve month low of $27.22 and a twelve month high of $43.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.80.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $773.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $734.23 million. During the same period last year, the company 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. Research analysts predict that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 25th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 4th will be paid a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 4th. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vontier's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3.80%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VNT shares. Argus raised shares of Vontier from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Vontier in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group lifted their price target on Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vontier from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $47.50.

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.