Vontier Corporation $VNT Shares Sold by Lecap Asset Management Ltd.

Key Points

• Lecap Asset Management Ltd. reduced its stake in Vontier Corporation by 47.8%, holding 15,665 shares valued at $578,000 at the end of the second quarter.
• Vontier reported **strong quarterly earnings** with EPS of $0.79, exceeding estimates, and a revenue of $773.50 million, up 11.1% from the previous year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of **$0.025 per share**, representing an annual yield of 0.2% with a low payout ratio of 3.80%.

Lecap Asset Management Ltd. cut its holdings in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 47.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,665 shares of the company's stock after selling 14,363 shares during the period. Lecap Asset Management Ltd.'s holdings in Vontier were worth $578,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vontier by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 37,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,218,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its position in shares of Vontier by 3.8% during the first quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,287 shares of the company's stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the period. Redwood Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 1.1% during the first quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 39,721 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,305,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its position in shares of Vontier by 75.7% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,228 shares of the company's stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vontier by 14.9% in the 1st quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,437 shares of the company's stock worth $146,000 after purchasing an additional 574 shares in the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Argus raised shares of Vontier from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Vontier from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $45.00 target price (up from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.50.

Vontier Stock Up 0.1%

VNT stock opened at $41.82 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $42.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.29. The company has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.90, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.30. Vontier Corporation has a 12-month low of $27.22 and a 12-month high of $43.88. 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 (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.07. Vontier had a net margin of 12.99% and a return on equity of 41.96%. The business had revenue of $773.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $734.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. Vontier's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vontier has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.100-3.200 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.740-0.780 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. Vontier's payout ratio is currently 3.80%.

About Vontier

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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