Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Vontier Corporation has received an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from nine ratings firms, with a 1-year price target of $47.50.
• The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, and had quarterly revenue growth of 11.1% year-over-year.
• Vontier recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share, representing a 0.2% dividend yield.

Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have given a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $47.50.

Several research firms have recently issued reports on VNT. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday, August 4th. Evercore ISI reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. KeyCorp started coverage on Vontier in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. They set an "overweight" rating and a $50.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Vontier from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th.

Vontier Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VNT stock opened at $41.98 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.96, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.31. Vontier has a 52-week low of $27.22 and a 52-week high of $43.88.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $773.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $734.23 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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. On average, analysts predict that Vontier will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. Vontier's dividend payout ratio is 3.80%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vontier

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VNT. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Vontier during the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,386,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,760 shares of the company's stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 801 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Vontier by 5,158.4% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 72,566 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,209,000 after buying an additional 71,186 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vontier by 10.2% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,725 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 620 shares during the period. Finally, Sendero Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Vontier in the first quarter worth $206,000. Institutional investors own 95.83% of the company's stock.

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.

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