Renaissance Technologies LLC Has $12.61 Million Holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Renaissance Technologies LLC lessened its stake in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 3.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 537,073 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after selling 21,100 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned approximately 4.06% of Vishay Precision Group worth $12,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPG. Quantbot Technologies LP grew its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 77.9% during the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 3,515 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 1,539 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 32.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,067 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $189,000 after buying an additional 1,970 shares during the last quarter. EMC Capital Management grew its position 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 valued at $213,000 after buying an additional 7,731 shares in the last quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC increased its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 22.0% during the 4th quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 9,596 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $225,000 after buying an additional 1,730 shares during the period. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 23.2% in the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 10,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950 shares in the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. B. Riley raised Vishay Precision Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Down 1.0 %

Shares of VPG traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $20.18. The company's stock had a trading volume of 9,516 shares, compared to its average volume of 92,891. The company has a quick ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 4.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market cap of $267.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.39 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.08. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.57 and a 1-year high of $35.11.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 3.23%. As a group, research analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.