Robert W. Baird Increases Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) Price Target to $121.00

Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) had its price target lifted by Robert W. Baird from $112.00 to $121.00 in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 6.43% from the company’s previous close.

VC has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Visteon from $110.00 to $108.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Visteon from $130.00 to $110.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Visteon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Visteon from $140.00 to $127.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Visteon from $106.00 to $118.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $122.92.

Visteon Stock Up 3.9%

Shares of Visteon stock opened at $113.69 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $93.90 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Visteon has a twelve month low of $77.00 and a twelve month high of $129.10. The stock has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.15.

Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The company reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by ($0.31). Visteon had a return on equity of 15.93% and a net margin of 5.99%.The business had revenue of $954.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $901.33 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.47 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Visteon will post 8.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Visteon news, CEO Sachin Lawande sold 49,453 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.44, for a total value of $4,620,888.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 175,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $16,401,242.88. This represents a 21.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Visteon

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Visteon by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,863,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,267,000 after purchasing an additional 12,903 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Visteon by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,334,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,902,000 after purchasing an additional 187,347 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Visteon by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,253,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,220,000 after purchasing an additional 97,100 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Visteon by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,228,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,787,000 after purchasing an additional 46,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Visteon by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,107,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,292,000 after purchasing an additional 33,155 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.71% of the company’s stock.

Visteon News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Visteon this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Robert W. Baird raised its price target to $121 and assigned an “Outperform” rating, signaling stronger analyst conviction and providing immediate upside support for the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Visteon published a PR saying Q1 results were “solid” and management reaffirmed full‑year guidance, pointing to continued customer demand—this helped offset concern around the EPS miss. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat consensus (reported $954M vs. ~$901M expected), signaling demand strength in the quarter even as EPS disappointed. Investors often reward top-line beats plus affirmed guidance. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for details on margin drivers, mix, and guidance cadence—useful for investors parsing whether the EPS miss is one‑off or structural. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Visteon missed Q1 EPS ($1.65 vs. $1.96 expected) and EPS fell year‑over‑year, which is a headwind for short‑term sentiment and valuation comps. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan trimmed its price target to $108 and moved to “Neutral,” reflecting more cautious near‑term expectations and adding selling pressure for some investors. Read More.

Visteon Company Profile

Visteon Corporation is a global automotive electronics supplier that specializes in designing, engineering and manufacturing cockpit electronics and connected vehicle solutions. The company’s product portfolio spans digital instrument clusters, infotainment systems, domain controllers and advanced driver interaction technologies. By integrating hardware, software and services, Visteon aims to deliver complete cockpit electronics platforms that enhance driver experience, safety and connectivity.

Founded in 2000 as a spin-off from Ford Motor Company, Visteon has evolved its focus toward next-generation electronics and software-driven vehicle architectures.