Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Sells 64,287 Shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lowered its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 6.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 866,061 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 64,287 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 6.54% of Vishay Precision Group worth $20,326,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Portolan Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group during the 4th quarter worth $11,552,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 1,238.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 358,325 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $9,281,000 after acquiring an additional 331,547 shares during the last quarter. Azarias Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Vishay Precision Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,142,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 172.2% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 186,752 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $4,383,000 after buying an additional 118,153 shares during the period. Finally, Tieton Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 59.6% during the 4th quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 242,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $5,699,000 after purchasing an additional 90,655 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.61% of the company's stock.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Up 2.0 %

Vishay Precision Group stock traded up $0.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $24.62. The stock had a trading volume of 175,241 shares, compared to its average volume of 104,756. The firm has a market capitalization of $326.39 million, a PE ratio of 33.27 and a beta of 0.86. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $18.57 and a fifty-two week high of $35.11. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $22.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a current ratio of 4.41.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 company had revenue of $71.74 million during 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on VPG. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Vishay Precision Group in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 29th.

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.