Vontier Corporation $VNT Shares Bought by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management grew its position in shares of Vontier Corporation (NYSE:VNT) by 10.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,670,186 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 157,739 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management owned 1.15% of Vontier worth $70,098,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Versor Investments LP acquired a new position in shares of Vontier during the third quarter worth about $252,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vontier by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 844,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,464,000 after purchasing an additional 27,051 shares in the last quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S purchased a new stake in Vontier in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,916,000. Savant Capital LLC increased its position in Vontier by 35.9% during the 3rd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 17,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $716,000 after purchasing an additional 4,511 shares during the period. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vontier by 332.0% during the 3rd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 66,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,803,000 after buying an additional 51,334 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.83% of the company’s stock.

Key Vontier News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vontier this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat consensus and revenue beat was sizable — Vontier reported $0.86 EPS vs. $0.85 consensus and revenue of $808.5M vs. ~$765M expected; revenue was up ~4.1% year-over-year and margins/ROE remain strong, supporting the upside reaction. Vontier Beats Q4
• Positive Sentiment: Market reaction and commentary emphasize the sales surprise — headlines note the company “surprised” on Q4 sales, which helped push the share price higher as investors focus on top-line momentum. Yahoo: Sales Surprise
• Neutral Sentiment: Management provided investor materials and an earnings presentation / slide deck that outline results and strategy — useful for assessing segment-level performance and cadence of FY guidance. Earnings Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: FY 2026 guidance is roughly in line with consensus — management set FY EPS at $3.35–3.50 (consensus ~3.39) and revenue at $3.1–3.2B, so the full-year outlook is not a major surprise but leaves room for execution to matter. (Company release / slides contain the detail.) Press Release / Slides
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 2026 guidance came in below Street expectations — Q1 EPS guided to $0.78–0.81 vs. ~$0.82 consensus and revenue guidance of $730–740M is below the ~$768.6M consensus, which creates near-term risk to quarterly estimates and could cap upside if execution slips. Conference Call Slides
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-release commentary (preview articles) set expectations modestly ahead of results; now that results and guidance are out, focus will shift to Q1 execution and whether FY guide is tightened over the year. Pre-earnings Preview

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on VNT. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Vontier from $45.00 to $44.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Barclays reduced their target price on Vontier from $49.00 to $47.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Bank of America reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target (down from $50.00) on shares of Vontier in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Vontier from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vontier from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.63.

Vontier Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of VNT stock opened at $42.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.28. 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 Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $27.22 and a fifty-two week high of $48.20. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $38.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.63.

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $0.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.85 by $0.01. Vontier had a net margin of 13.34% and a return on equity of 40.49%. The firm had revenue of $808.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $765.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Vontier has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.500 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.810 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Vontier Corporation will post 3.13 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vontier Company Profile

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.