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Commerce Bank Sells 9,796 Shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT)

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Key Points

  • Commerce Bank reduced its stake in Vontier Corporation by 56.0% in the first quarter, holding 7,694 shares valued at $253,000 after selling 9,796 shares.
  • Analysts have a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for Vontier, with a target price of $47.14, following upgrades from firms like Argus and Evercore ISI.
  • Vontier reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.79, exceeding estimates, with revenue up 11.1% year-over-year, totaling $773.50 million.
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Commerce Bank trimmed its position in Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 56.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,694 shares of the company's stock after selling 9,796 shares during the quarter. Commerce Bank's holdings in Vontier were worth $253,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VNT. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vontier by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 39,342 shares of the company's stock worth $1,435,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vontier by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 224,835 shares of the company's stock worth $8,200,000 after purchasing an additional 11,468 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in shares of Vontier during the fourth quarter worth about $1,104,000. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vontier during the fourth quarter worth about $214,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vontier by 14.8% during the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 354,923 shares of the company's stock worth $12,944,000 after purchasing an additional 45,673 shares in the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vontier Trading Up 2.9%

Vontier stock traded up $1.16 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $41.53. The company had a trading volume of 151,881 shares, compared to its average volume of 981,109. The firm has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.31. Vontier Corporation has a 12-month low of $27.22 and a 12-month high of $42.00. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $38.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.76.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $773.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $734.23 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.63 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. 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. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on Vontier from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 19th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Vontier from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $45.00 price objective (up previously from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, July 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $47.14.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Vontier

Vontier Company Profile

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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.

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