Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Vishay Precision Group's stock was downgraded from a "buy" to a "hold" rating by Wall Street Zen, joining other analysts who have lowered their ratings on the stock.
• The stock opened at $36.45 and has a market capitalization of $484.07 million, with a recent price-to-earnings ratio reported at -404.97.
• Institutional investors hold 87.61% of Vishay Precision Group's stock, with significant recent purchases made by several firms including AIGH Capital Management LLC.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report issued on Saturday.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on VPG. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Vishay Precision Group in a research note on Friday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vishay Precision Group has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $28.50.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $36.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.35, a quick ratio of 2.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Vishay Precision Group has a 12-month low of $18.57 and a 12-month high of $38.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $484.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -404.97 and a beta of 0.95. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $31.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.81.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.13. Vishay Precision Group had a negative net margin of 0.43% and a positive return on equity of 1.72%. The business had revenue of $75.16 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $72.93 million. Vishay Precision Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VPG. AIGH Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group during the first quarter worth $6,349,000. CSM Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vishay Precision Group in the second quarter valued at $5,565,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC purchased a new position in Vishay Precision Group in the second quarter valued at $4,689,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Vishay Precision Group in the first quarter valued at $2,656,000. Finally, First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 72.2% in the second quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 223,642 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $6,284,000 after buying an additional 93,798 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.61% of the company's stock.

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.

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