Gotham Asset Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT)

Gotham Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 10.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 228,292 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 21,003 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC owned 0.15% of Vontier worth $8,326,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 133.9% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 100,836 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,402,000 after buying an additional 57,728 shares during the period. Oak Thistle LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter valued at about $838,000. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter valued at about $223,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 9,011 shares of the company's stock valued at $329,000 after buying an additional 715 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Investment Consultants LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Integrated Investment Consultants LLC now owns 67,480 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,461,000 after buying an additional 8,657 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vontier Stock Performance

Shares of Vontier stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $37.07. 811,434 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 903,913. Vontier Co. has a 12 month low of $27.22 and a 12 month high of $41.61. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.51. The company has a market capitalization of $5.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.29.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.06. Vontier had a net margin of 14.17% and a return on equity of 43.22%. The firm had revenue of $741.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $723.06 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be issued a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.27%. Vontier's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.07%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VNT shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price target 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. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $43.67.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Kathryn K. Rowen sold 7,344 shares of Vontier stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.34, for a total value of $266,880.96. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 88,248 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,206,932.32. The trade was a 7.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.97% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.