Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Buys Shares of 78,298 Vontier Corporation $VNT

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 78,298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,889,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 37,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 9,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $301,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares during the last quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Redwood Investment Management LLC now owns 39,721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,305,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 21,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $787,000 after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 75.7% in the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Vontier in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Vontier from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Argus upgraded Vontier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $47.50.

Vontier Stock Down 10.9%

VNT opened at $38.08 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $42.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.62. 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 company has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.48, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.30. Vontier Corporation has a one year low of $27.22 and a one year high of $43.88.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $752.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.32 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 41.96% and a net margin of 12.99%.Vontier’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. Vontier’s payout ratio is presently 3.80%.

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.