Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Shares Bought by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,323,491 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 173,542 shares during the quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vontier were worth $121,208,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNT. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vontier by 137.7% in the 4th quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Vontier in the third quarter worth about $40,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vontier by 44.5% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd grew its stake in Vontier by 66.8% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vontier during the 4th quarter worth approximately $98,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Stock Performance

Shares of VNT stock opened at $29.85 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.85, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The business has a 50 day moving average of $33.46 and a two-hundred day moving average of $35.98. Vontier Co. has a 52 week low of $27.22 and a 52 week high of $41.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The company 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%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 26th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vontier has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.17.

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.