Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC Sells 11,995 Shares of Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT)

Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lowered its holdings in Vontier Co. (NYSE:VNT) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,839,036 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,995 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC’s holdings in Vontier were worth $67,070,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vontier by 137.7% in the fourth quarter. Global X Japan Co. Ltd. now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 431 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Vontier in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Covestor Ltd raised its position in shares of Vontier by 37.1% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vontier by 44.5% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vontier during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $98,000. Institutional investors own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Vontier Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSE VNT opened at $32.81 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.51, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.97. Vontier Co. has a 12 month low of $31.22 and a 12 month high of $45.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.88 billion, a PE ratio of 11.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $37.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.42.

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

Vontier Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.025 per share. This represents a $0.10 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 6th. Vontier’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 3.64%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on VNT shares. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Vontier in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $47.00 price objective for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective 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. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Vontier from $46.00 to $44.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Vontier from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Vontier from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $45.43.

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.