8,450 Shares in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) Purchased by Aristides Capital LLC

Aristides Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 8,450 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $308,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Foundry Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vontier by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 17,304 shares of the company’s stock worth $631,000 after purchasing an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC increased its position in Vontier by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 7,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Bailard Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vontier by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 61,207 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,232,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vontier by 9.7% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 4,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global X Japan Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vontier by 137.7% during the fourth quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 431 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Stock Performance

NYSE:VNT opened at $28.89 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.28. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $35.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.38. Vontier Co. has a fifty-two week low of $27.78 and a fifty-two week high of $43.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. Vontier had a return on equity of 43.22% and a net margin of 14.17%. The business had revenue of $776.80 million for the quarter. Analysts expect that Vontier Co. will post 3.13 EPS for the current year.

Vontier Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th were given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.35%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 6th. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VNT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Vontier from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Vontier from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Barclays cut their price target on Vontier from $46.00 to $45.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. Finally, UBS Group started coverage on Vontier in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $47.00 price objective on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vontier currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $44.50.

Vontier 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.