Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Shares Sold by Stifel Financial Corp

Stifel Financial Corp cut its stake in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 9.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 86,017 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,765 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp owned about 0.06% of Vontier worth $3,137,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNT. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Vontier by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 15,650 shares of the company's stock worth $571,000 after purchasing an additional 2,061 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 7.5% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 44,398 shares of the company's stock worth $1,619,000 after acquiring an additional 3,116 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 84,664 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,088,000 after acquiring an additional 5,212 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Vontier by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,128,451 shares of the company's stock valued at $41,155,000 after purchasing an additional 318,775 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Vontier by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,666,927 shares of the company's stock worth $97,260,000 after purchasing an additional 75,775 shares during the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vontier Stock Performance

VNT stock traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $33.42. 1,150,334 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 890,975. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $32.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $35.85. The firm has a market cap of $4.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.15, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.29. Vontier Co. has a 1-year low of $27.22 and a 1-year high of $41.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.14.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last issued 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. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. The company had revenue of $741.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $723.06 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.74 earnings per share. Vontier's quarterly revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VNT has been the subject of several research reports. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Barclays lifted their target price on Vontier from $45.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $43.67.

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.