Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Shares Sold by F M Investments LLC

F M Investments LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) by 66.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 84,988 shares of the company’s stock after selling 171,689 shares during the period. F M Investments LLC’s holdings in Vontier were worth $3,100,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VNT. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 137.7% during the 4th quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Vontier during the third quarter valued at about $40,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vontier by 44.5% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter worth about $98,000. Finally, C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vontier in the 4th quarter valued at about $99,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VNT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wolfe Research raised shares of Vontier from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Barclays lowered their price target on Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $44.50.

Vontier Stock Performance

Vontier stock opened at $29.74 on Friday. Vontier Co. has a 12-month low of $27.22 and a 12-month high of $42.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $34.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $36.17.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $776.80 million for the quarter. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. On average, research analysts forecast that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 6th were paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.34%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 3.64%.

Vontier 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.