Boothbay Fund Management LLC Has $2.39 Million Holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Boothbay Fund Management LLC decreased its position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 46.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 101,639 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 87,046 shares during the period. Boothbay Fund Management LLC owned approximately 0.77% of Vishay Precision Group worth $2,385,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 77.9% in the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 3,515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,539 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 32.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,067 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,970 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management boosted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 577.8% in the 4th quarter. EMC Capital Management now owns 9,069 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 7,731 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 22.0% in the 4th quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 9,596 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares during the period. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 10,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $243,000 after buying an additional 1,950 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented 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 raised shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research report on Thursday, February 13th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Vishay Precision Group stock traded down $0.70 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $24.24. The company had a trading volume of 233,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 100,211. The firm has a market cap of $321.35 million, a PE ratio of 32.76 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 4.41 and a quick ratio of 2.80. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a one year low of $18.57 and a one year high of $35.11. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $22.26 and a 200 day moving average of $22.99.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 3.87%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Vishay Precision Group 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.