52,373 Shares in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) Purchased by Invenomic Capital Management LP

Invenomic Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 52,373 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $1,229,000. Invenomic Capital Management LP owned about 0.40% of Vishay Precision Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $890,000 after acquiring an additional 14,376 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 11,633 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 1,238.1% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 358,325 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $9,281,000 after purchasing an additional 331,547 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 34.6% during the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 49,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,166,000 after buying an additional 12,753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EMC Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 577.8% during the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 9,069 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $213,000 after buying an additional 7,731 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on VPG. StockNews.com cut shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th. B. Riley reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Vishay Precision Group in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Shares of Vishay Precision Group stock traded up $0.90 on Friday, reaching $26.84. 225,569 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 107,383. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.57 and a 1-year high of $35.11. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $22.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $355.75 million, a PE ratio of 36.26 and a beta of 0.86.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 3.23%. The firm had revenue of $71.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.04 million. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Precision Group Company Profile

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.