Vontier (VNT) Competitors

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is VNT or AME more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Vontier's net margin of 12.99%. Vontier's return on equity of 41.96% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vontier	12.99%	41.96%	10.73%
AMETEK	20.60%	16.53%	10.98%

Which has more risk and volatility, VNT or AME?

Vontier has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate VNT or AME?

Vontier presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.52%. AMETEK has a consensus target price of $208.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. Given AMETEK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Vontier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vontier	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is VNT or AME a better dividend stock?

Vontier pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vontier pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. AMETEK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VNT or AME?

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Vontier. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vontier	$2.98B	2.14	$422.20M	$2.63	16.49
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.20	$1.38B	$6.21	30.03

Does the media favor VNT or AME?

In the previous week, AMETEK had 2 more articles in the media than Vontier. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for AMETEK and 27 mentions for Vontier. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Vontier's score of 0.99 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vontier	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMETEK	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VNT or AME?

95.8% of Vontier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vontier shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AMETEK beats Vontier on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.