B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for VPG Earnings

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Vishay Precision Group in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. B. Riley analyst J. Nichols now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vishay Precision Group's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Vishay Precision Group's FY2025 earnings at $0.65 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.00 EPS.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $71.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.04 million. Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 3.87%.

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, March 29th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

VPG traded up $1.57 during trading on Friday, hitting $26.15. The stock had a trading volume of 197,576 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,127. The firm has a market cap of $346.70 million, a PE ratio of 35.34 and a beta of 0.86. Vishay Precision Group has a 12 month low of $18.57 and a 12 month 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.02.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Precision Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $301,000 after acquiring an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $9,281,000 after acquiring an additional 331,547 shares in the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $1,166,000 after acquiring an additional 12,753 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EMC Capital Management boosted its position in shares of 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 valued at $213,000 after acquiring an additional 7,731 shares in the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.