Level Four Advisory Services LLC Purchases 2,230 Shares of Vontier Corporation $VNT

Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) by 8.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,068 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,230 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vontier were worth $1,073,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VNT. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vontier by 39.7% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,515,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,479,000 after purchasing an additional 999,755 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vontier by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,390,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,365,000 after buying an additional 66,620 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Vontier by 81.6% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,824,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,219,000 after buying an additional 1,269,063 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Vontier by 5.4% in the first quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,815,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,483,000 after buying an additional 143,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Vontier in the first quarter worth about $67,744,000. 95.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on VNT shares. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Vontier from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Bank of America reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective (down from $50.00) on shares of Vontier in a research note on Friday, November 14th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Vontier from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Argus upgraded Vontier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price for the company in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $45.89.

Vontier Stock Performance

NYSE VNT opened at $36.28 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.29, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.28. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $39.33 and a 200 day moving average of $39.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. Vontier Corporation has a twelve month low of $27.22 and a twelve month high of $43.88.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $752.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $747.32 million. Vontier had a return on equity of 40.49% and a net margin of 13.34%.The business’s revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. Vontier has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.820-0.860 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.150-3.20 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 20th will be given 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 3.66%.

About Vontier

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.