NYSE:VPG - Vishay Precision Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Vishay Precision Group Inc (NYSE:VPG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.04. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $73.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $66.69 million. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 9.27% and a net margin of 6.48%. Vishay Precision Group's revenue was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.19 EPS. View Vishay Precision Group's Earnings History.

2 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Vishay Precision Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect Vishay Precision Group's share price to reach $34.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.7%. View Analyst Ratings 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 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media headlines about VPG stock have trended somewhat negative this week, Accern reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vishay Precision Group earned a news sentiment score of -0.03 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the scientific and technical instruments company an impact score of 46.91 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

Vishay Precision Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Advisors LLC (0.88%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.06%) and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Vishay Precision Group stock include Janet M Clarke, Marc Zandman, Nokomis Capital, LLC and William M Clancy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vishay Precision Group.

VPG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC. 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 $38.50.

Vishay Precision Group has a market capitalization of $521.98 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.

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]