Vontier Corporation $VNT Shares Acquired by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP significantly increased its stake in Vontier Corporation by 893.9% in Q1, owning about 300,815 shares worth $9.88 million.
• Multiple analysts have issued ratings on Vontier, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price of $47.50.
• The company reported earnings per share of $0.79 for the last quarter, exceeding estimates and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 11.1%.

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its stake in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 893.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 300,815 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 270,548 shares during the period. Trexquant Investment LP owned approximately 0.20% of Vontier worth $9,882,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VNT. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Vontier during the 1st quarter valued at about $67,744,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vontier by 39.7% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,515,334 shares of the company's stock valued at $115,479,000 after buying an additional 999,755 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 659.9% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 860,423 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,380,000 after purchasing an additional 747,196 shares during the last quarter. J. Goldman & Co LP acquired a new stake in Vontier in the fourth quarter worth about $17,478,000. Finally, Ceredex Value Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the first quarter worth $11,391,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company's stock.

Vontier Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of VNT stock traded up $0.40 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $42.94. 110,672 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 976,723. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Vontier Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $27.22 and a fifty-two week high of $43.78. The stock has a market cap of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.33, a PEG ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.31.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) 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 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 quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.63 earnings per share. Vontier has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.740-0.780 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on VNT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Thursday, July 31st. UBS Group upped their target price on Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Argus raised shares of Vontier from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Vontier from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.50.

Vontier Company 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.