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) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. The scientific and technical instruments company earned $70.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.71 million. Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 8.26% and a return on equity of 13.16%. The firm's revenue was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.57 earnings per share. View Vishay Precision Group's Earnings History.

Vishay Precision Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 5th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Vishay Precision Group.

Vishay Precision Group issued an update on its third quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $67-73 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $77.07 million.

2 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Vishay Precision Group's stock. Their predictions range from $53.00 to $53.00. On average, they anticipate Vishay Precision Group's stock price to reach $53.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 78.8% 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.

Headlines about VPG stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vishay Precision Group earned a coverage optimism score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Vishay Precision Group.

Vishay Precision Group saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 207,500 shares, a decrease of 12.1% from the June 30th total of 236,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 58,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Vishay Precision Group's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vishay Precision Group investors own include Vishay Intertechnology (vsh), KEMET (KEM), Verizon Communications (VZ), Micron Technology (MU), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Amgen (amgn), Alphabet (GOOG), Caterpillar (CAT) and AlarmCom (ALRM).

Vishay Precision Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.68%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (5.56%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.90%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.09%), LSV Asset Management (1.88%) and Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.80%). Company insiders that own Vishay Precision Group stock include Bruce A Lerner, Janet M Clarke, Marc Zandman, 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 Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc., THB Asset Management, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Zacks Investment Management, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have sold Vishay Precision Group company stock in the last year include Saul Reibstein, Timothy Talbert, William M Clancy and Ziv Shoshani. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vishay Precision Group.

VPG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Bridge City Capital LLC, Invesco Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Bessemer Group Inc. and Swiss National Bank. 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 $29.64.

Vishay Precision Group has a market capitalization of $400.73 million and generates $299.79 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $23.65 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.05 on an earnings per share basis. Vishay Precision Group employs 2,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Vishay Precision Group.

The official website for Vishay Precision Group is http://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]