Robert W. Baird Cuts Vontier (NYSE:VNT) Price Target to $44.00

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) had its price target cut by Robert W. Baird from $45.00 to $44.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a neutral rating on the stock.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on VNT. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price target (up from $37.00) on shares of Vontier in a research note on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vontier from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Argus raised shares of Vontier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.63.

Vontier Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE VNT opened at $38.12 on Monday. Vontier has a 1-year low of $27.22 and a 1-year high of $43.88. The company has a market cap of $5.53 billion, a PE ratio of 13.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. The company has a 50-day moving average of $41.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $38.90.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. Vontier had a net margin of 13.34% and a return on equity of 40.49%. The company had revenue of $752.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Vontier will post 3.13 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, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s payout ratio is currently 3.66%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 7.7% in the second quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $129,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 0.7% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 38,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,629,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 39.0% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 15.4% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 2,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 299 shares during the period. Finally, Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 0.8% in the first quarter. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. now owns 37,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

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.