VPG vs. FARO, DAKT, MLAB, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, LNKS, and CETX
Should you be buying Vishay Precision Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vishay Precision Group include FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), Linkers Industries (LNKS), and Cemtrex (CETX).
Vishay Precision Group vs.
FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Vishay Precision Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vishay Precision Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Vishay Precision Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for FARO Technologies and 2 mentions for Vishay Precision Group. Vishay Precision Group's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat FARO Technologies' score of 1.04 indicating that Vishay Precision Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FARO Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.57%. Vishay Precision Group has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.55%. Given Vishay Precision Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to FARO Technologies' net margin of -1.87%. Vishay Precision Group's return on equity of 3.87% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.
FARO Technologies received 55 more outperform votes than Vishay Precision Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.35% of users gave Vishay Precision Group an outperform vote while only 63.14% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote.
97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vishay Precision Group beats FARO Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VPG) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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