NYSE:VPG - Vishay Precision Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Vishay Precision Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VPG."

Vishay Precision Group Inc (NYSE:VPG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.08. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $75.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.60 million. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 12.63% and a net margin of 8.45%. The firm's revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.32 earnings per share. View Vishay Precision Group's Earnings History.

Vishay Precision Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Vishay Precision Group.

Vishay Precision Group issued an update on its fourth quarter 2018 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 6th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $73-80 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $75.48 million.

2 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Vishay Precision Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they expect Vishay Precision Group's share price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 68.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Vishay Precision Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vishay Precision Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Vishay Precision Group.

Press coverage about VPG stock has trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vishay Precision Group earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

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Vishay Precision Group's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.53%), BlackRock Inc. (6.33%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.38%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.63%), LSV Asset Management (1.98%) and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc. (1.73%). Company insiders that own Vishay Precision Group stock include Bruce A Lerner, Janet M Clarke, Marc Zandman, Nokomis Capital, LLC, Saul Reibstein, Timothy Talbert, William M Clancy and Ziv Shoshani. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vishay Precision Group.

VPG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Russell Investments Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc., AXA, Royce & Associates LP, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC and Sensato Investors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Vishay Precision Group company stock in the last year include Bruce A Lerner, Janet M Clarke, Marc Zandman, Saul Reibstein, Timothy Talbert, William M Clancy and Ziv Shoshani. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vishay Precision Group.

VPG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., American Century Companies Inc., Acadian Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vishay Precision Group.

Shares of VPG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of VPG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.38.

Vishay Precision Group has a market capitalization of $402.20 million and generates $254.35 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $14.34 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.14 on an earnings per share basis. Vishay Precision Group employs 2,250 workers across the globe.

The official website for Vishay Precision Group is http://www.vpgsensors.com.

Vishay Precision Group's mailing address is 3 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY SUITE 150, MALVERN PA, 19355. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 484-321-5300 or via email at [email protected]