Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 29,683 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $975,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Vontier by 28.7% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,187 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 711 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. purchased a new position in shares of Vontier during the 1st quarter worth $484,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vontier by 60.1% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,209 shares of the company's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 829 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 14.3% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,297 shares of the company's stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its position in shares of Vontier by 229.8% in the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 2,704 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 1,884 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
VNT has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective 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. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Vontier from $45.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Barclays upped their price objective on Vontier from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $44.83.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other Vontier news, SVP Kathryn K. Rowen sold 7,344 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.34, for a total value of $266,880.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 88,248 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,206,932.32. This trade represents a 7.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.97% of the company's stock.
Vontier Trading Up 0.3%
Shares of VNT traded up $0.12 on Wednesday, hitting $35.68. 620,929 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 918,278. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.31. Vontier Corporation has a 1 year low of $27.22 and a 1 year high of $41.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89. The stock's 50 day moving average is $34.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.51.
Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $741.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $723.06 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.99% and a net margin of 12.59%. The firm's revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.74 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.
Vontier Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th 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 0.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. Vontier's payout ratio is currently 4.07%.
About Vontier
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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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