Foundry Partners LLC Has $4.28 Million Stock Position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Foundry Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 33.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 125,640 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 31,395 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC owned about 0.93% of Vishay Precision Group worth $4,281,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPG. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 624,770 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $20,980,000 after buying an additional 7,682 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 447,498 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $15,027,000 after buying an additional 116,800 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 266,257 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,941,000 after buying an additional 2,456 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 260,141 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $8,736,000 after buying an additional 889 shares during the period. Finally, North Star Investment Management Corp. increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 94,318 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,213,000 after buying an additional 14,600 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, TheStreet upgraded shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a report on Friday, March 1st.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VPG traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $33.41. 38,752 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 52,979. The firm has a market cap of $447.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.77 and a beta of 1.26. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $27.93 and a twelve month high of $39.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.43. The company has a quick ratio of 2.51, a current ratio of 3.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 14th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $89.53 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $79.69 million. Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 7.24% and a return on equity of 9.19%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.59 EPS for the current fiscal 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.