Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Monday.

VPG has been the subject of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Vishay Precision Group in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research downgraded Vishay Precision Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $28.50.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSE VPG opened at $33.50 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $33.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.28. Vishay Precision Group has a 52-week low of $18.57 and a 52-week high of $38.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 2.87 and a current ratio of 4.35. The company has a market cap of $444.85 million, a PE ratio of -372.18 and a beta of 0.96.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $79.73 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $76.63 million. Vishay Precision Group had a negative net margin of 0.43% and a positive return on equity of 1.72%. Vishay Precision Group has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vishay Precision Group will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Precision Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VPG. Teton Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vishay Precision Group in the third quarter worth about $963,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 247,192 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,923,000 after purchasing an additional 23,550 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 1,456.2% in the 3rd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 141,070 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,521,000 after purchasing an additional 132,005 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 937,553 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $30,049,000 after purchasing an additional 24,235 shares during the period. Finally, Bastion Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the third quarter worth approximately $4,904,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

About Vishay Precision Group

Vishay Precision Group, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets specialized sensors, weighing solutions, and measurement systems in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems.