UBS Group AG Lowers Stake in Vontier Corporation $VNT

UBS Group AG decreased its position in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) by 10.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 491,835 shares of the company’s stock after selling 55,253 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned about 0.34% of Vontier worth $18,286,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vontier by 104.6% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,793,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,897,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450,723 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vontier by 85.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,225,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,318,000 after buying an additional 2,401,220 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vontier by 4,958.3% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,151,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,299,000 after buying an additional 2,108,983 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Vontier by 107.7% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,944,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,627,000 after buying an additional 1,008,340 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vontier by 128.0% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 821,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,308,000 after buying an additional 461,173 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VNT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Vontier from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Vontier in a research report on Friday. Evercore set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Vontier in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp lowered their target price on shares of Vontier from $50.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Vontier from $50.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vontier has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $42.38.

Vontier Stock Performance

Shares of VNT opened at $29.32 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $36.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $37.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The company has a market capitalization of $4.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.24. Vontier Corporation has a 52-week low of $29.09 and a 52-week high of $48.20.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $750.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $737.21 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 37.88% and a net margin of 13.37%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. Vontier has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.500 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.810 EPS. Research analysts predict that Vontier Corporation will post 3.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 5th were given a $0.025 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s payout ratio is 3.53%.

About Vontier

Vontier is a global industrial technology company focused on advancing mobility infrastructure and transportation solutions. Established as a standalone public company in October 2020 through the spin-off of Fortive’s mobility and transportation platforms, Vontier is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company’s mission centers on delivering innovative products and services that help customers meet evolving demands in fuel retail, fleet management, and automotive service.

The company’s diversified portfolio spans several well-known brands.