Vontier (NYSE:VNT) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Sunday.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on VNT. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Vontier in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $46.63.

Vontier Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of VNT opened at $37.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.90. Vontier has a 1-year low of $27.22 and a 1-year high of $43.88. The stock has a market cap of $5.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.29. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.12.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.02. Vontier had a return on equity of 40.49% and a net margin of 13.34%.The business had revenue of $752.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $747.32 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities analysts forecast that Vontier will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Vontier

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in Vontier during the first quarter valued at about $285,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Vontier by 259.8% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 48,391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,586,000 after acquiring an additional 34,940 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Vontier by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,604,774 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,718,000 after purchasing an additional 9,682 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of Vontier by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 193,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,356,000 after purchasing an additional 12,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec bought a new stake in shares of Vontier in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,383,000. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.