Electronic equipment provider Vontier (NYSE: VNT) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market hours. Here’s what to look for.

Vontier beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $752.5 million, flat year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ revenue estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Vontier’s revenue to decline 1.6% year on year to $764.7 million, in line with the 1.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.85 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Vontier has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 1% on average.

Looking at Vontier’s peers in the internet of things segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Trimble’s revenues decreased 1.4% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.3%, and Rockwell Automation reported revenues up 11.9%, topping estimates by 1.4%. Rockwell Automation traded down 3.4% following the results.

Read our full analysis of Trimble’s results here and Rockwell Automation’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the internet of things segment, with share prices up 8.6% on average over the last month. Vontier is up 9.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $45.77 (compared to the current share price of $42.56).

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