Vontier Corporation $VNT Shares Purchased by Cinctive Capital Management LP

Cinctive Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) by 97.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 111,755 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 55,172 shares during the period. Cinctive Capital Management LP’s holdings in Vontier were worth $4,690,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Vontier by 12.5% during the third quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 297,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,496,000 after purchasing an additional 33,092 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vontier by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 953,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,004,000 after purchasing an additional 50,941 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Vontier during the 3rd quarter valued at $211,000. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Vontier by 20.0% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 64,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,717,000 after purchasing an additional 10,778 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vontier by 3,612.9% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 131,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,507,000 after purchasing an additional 127,680 shares during the period. 95.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VNT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. KeyCorp upped their price objective on Vontier from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Vontier from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Vontier from $47.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vontier from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $47.00 price objective on shares of Vontier in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vontier has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $47.63.

Vontier Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VNT opened at $36.00 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.04, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $39.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $39.34. Vontier Corporation has a 52-week low of $27.22 and a 52-week high of $48.20.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.85 by $0.01. Vontier had a return on equity of 39.25% and a net margin of 13.20%.The business had revenue of $808.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $765.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. Vontier’s revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Vontier has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.810 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vontier Corporation 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, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 5th. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3.62%.

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.