Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) Receives $41.00 Consensus PT from Analysts

Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $41.00.

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $39.00 price objective on Vontier in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on shares of Vontier in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Argus downgraded shares of Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. KeyCorp raised their target price on shares of Vontier from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vontier from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vontier

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of VNT. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vontier during the second quarter worth $388,315,000. Corient Private Wealth LP bought a new stake in Vontier in the 2nd quarter valued at $65,037,000. Heron Bay Capital Management acquired a new position in Vontier in the 2nd quarter worth $55,830,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vontier during the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,526,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in shares of Vontier in the 2nd quarter valued at about $41,904,000. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vontier Stock Down 1.4%

NYSE VNT opened at $31.37 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.63. Vontier has a one year low of $27.25 and a one year high of $48.20. The firm has a market cap of $4.24 billion, a PE ratio of 13.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.80 by $0.09. Vontier had a return on equity of 38.57% and a net margin of 11.34%.The company had revenue of $756.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $747.12 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. Vontier has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.450-3.550 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vontier will post 3.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 3rd. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4.15%.

Vontier Company Profile

Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT) is a global technology company that provides solutions for mobility, transportation and vehicle service industries. Its products and software help businesses manage fueling, fleet operations, vehicle maintenance, payments and other aspects of transportation infrastructure.

Vontier’s portfolio includes fueling equipment and payment systems, fuel management and site-management technologies, electric vehicle charging solutions, fleet management and telematics software, and tools and equipment used in automotive repair.