Vontier (VNT) & Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Vontier (NYSE:VNT) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Vontier to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of Vontier shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Vontier shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vontier and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vontier	11.34%	38.57%	11.30%
Vontier Competitors	-160.23%	-30.21%	-6.88%

Volatility and Risk

Vontier has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vontier’s peers have a beta of -0.28, meaning that their average share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vontier and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vontier	1	3	4	0	2.38
Vontier Competitors	2049	7626	10456	667	2.47

Vontier currently has a consensus target price of $42.86, suggesting a potential downside of 0.45%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 36.26%. Given Vontier’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vontier has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Vontier pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vontier pays out 4.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 69.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vontier and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vontier	$3.08 billion	$406.10 million	17.64
Vontier Competitors	$4.00 billion	$172.92 million	4.46

Vontier’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Vontier. Vontier is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Vontier beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Vontier

Vontier Corporation (NYSE: VNT) is a global technology company serving the mobility, convenience retail and commercial transportation industries. Its products and services help businesses manage fueling and energy infrastructure, vehicle maintenance, payments and fleet operations. The company’s offerings include fuel dispensers and payment systems, fuel-management and tank-monitoring technology, fleet telematics, vehicle diagnostic equipment and tools, and software for electric-vehicle charging.