Swiss National Bank Has $10.46 Million Position in Vontier Corporation $VNT

Swiss National Bank reduced its stake in Vontier Corporation by 2.6% in Q2, owning 283,500 shares worth $10.46 million. Other institutional investors adjusted their positions, with mixed analyst ratings on Vontier's stock. The company reported Q3 earnings of $0.78 per share, beating estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend. Vontier's stock opened at $36.28, with a market cap of $5.26 billion. Analysts forecast a moderate buy rating with a price target of $45.89.

Swiss National Bank lessened its position in Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT - Free Report) by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 283,500 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,500 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.19% of Vontier worth $10,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Seizert Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vontier by 2.3% in the 2nd quarter. Seizert Capital Partners LLC now owns 122,658 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,526,000 after buying an additional 2,756 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in Vontier by 6.8% in the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 1,512,447 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,809,000 after acquiring an additional 96,500 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 22.7% in the second quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 115,147 shares of the company's stock worth $4,249,000 after acquiring an additional 21,276 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Vontier by 54.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 53,952 shares of the company's stock worth $1,991,000 after acquiring an additional 19,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS raised its position in shares of Vontier by 6.9% during the second quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 38,000 shares of the company's stock worth $1,402,000 after purchasing an additional 2,455 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on VNT. Argus upgraded Vontier from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $47.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vontier from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, November 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Vontier in a report on Monday. Bank of America restated an "underperform" rating and set a $40.00 price objective (down from $50.00) on shares of Vontier in a report on Friday, November 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vontier has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $45.89.

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Vontier Stock Performance

Shares of VNT stock opened at $36.28 on Friday. Vontier Corporation has a 12 month low of $27.22 and a 12 month high of $43.88. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $39.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.27. The firm has a market cap of $5.26 billion, a PE ratio of 13.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.02. Vontier had a net margin of 13.34% and a return on equity of 40.49%. The firm had revenue of $752.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $747.32 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 EPS. The company's revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 20th. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier's dividend payout ratio is 3.66%.

Vontier Profile

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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.

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