Vontier (VNT) Competitors

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is VNT or SEIC more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to Vontier's net margin of 12.99%. Vontier's return on equity of 41.96% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vontier	12.99%	41.96%	10.73%
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VNT or SEIC?

SEI Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vontier. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, 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	1.98	$422.20M	$2.63	15.32
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.05	$581.19M	$5.33	16.29

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VNT or SEIC?

95.8% of Vontier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vontier shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, VNT or SEIC?

Vontier has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VNT or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Vontier pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vontier pays out 3.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% 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. SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. SEI Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate VNT or SEIC?

Vontier currently has a consensus target price of $47.14, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. SEI Investments has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.44%. Given SEI Investments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SEI Investments 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer VNT or SEIC?

In the previous week, Vontier had 18 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Vontier and 9 mentions for SEI Investments. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Vontier's score of 0.72 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vontier	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SEI Investments beats Vontier on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.