Vontier (VNT) Competitors

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, VNT or TER?

Vontier has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradyne has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

95.8% of Vontier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Teradyne shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vontier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Teradyne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VNT or TER?

Teradyne received 41 more outperform votes than Vontier when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.87% of users gave Vontier an outperform vote while only 48.07% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vontier	Outperform Votes 46 52.87%	Underperform Votes 41 47.13%
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 87 48.07%	Underperform Votes 94 51.93%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VNT or TER?

Teradyne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vontier. Vontier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teradyne, 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	1.60	$422.20M	$2.75	11.70
Teradyne	$2.82B	4.21	$542.37M	$3.54	20.84

Does the media favor VNT or TER?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 22 more articles in the media than Vontier. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Teradyne and 23 mentions for Vontier. Vontier's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Teradyne's score of 0.89 indicating that Vontier is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vontier	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teradyne	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VNT or TER a better dividend stock?

Vontier pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Teradyne pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vontier pays out 3.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teradyne pays out 13.6% 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.

Do analysts prefer VNT or TER?

Vontier presently has a consensus target price of $43.17, indicating a potential upside of 34.12%. Teradyne has a consensus target price of $117.56, indicating a potential upside of 59.34%. Given Teradyne's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teradyne 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Teradyne	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Is VNT or TER more profitable?

Teradyne has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Vontier's net margin of 14.17%. Vontier's return on equity of 43.22% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vontier	14.17%	43.22%	10.38%
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%

Summary

Teradyne beats Vontier on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.