Vishay Precision Group (VPG) Competitors $28.57 -0.29 (-1.00%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.52 -0.05 (-0.16%) As of 07/11/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VPG vs. FARO, DAKT, MLAB, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, ROG, and CTSShould 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), Rogers (ROG), and CTS (CTS). Vishay Precision Group vs. Its Competitors FARO Technologies Daktronics Mesa Laboratories Coherent Badger Meter Itron Cognex OSI Systems Rogers CTS Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer VPG or FARO? Vishay Precision Group currently has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.25%. FARO Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.21%. Given Vishay Precision Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than FARO Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vishay Precision Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FARO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VPG or FARO? Vishay Precision Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVishay Precision Group$306.52M1.24$9.91M$0.23124.22FARO Technologies$341.05M2.49-$9.07M-$0.05-878.80 Does the media favor VPG or FARO? In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Vishay Precision Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FARO Technologies and 1 mentions for Vishay Precision Group. Vishay Precision Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.72 indicating that Vishay Precision Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vishay Precision Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FARO Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VPG or FARO? 87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, VPG or FARO? Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VPG or FARO more profitable? Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 1.03% compared to FARO Technologies' net margin of -0.26%. Vishay Precision Group's return on equity of 2.30% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vishay Precision Group1.03% 2.30% 1.64% FARO Technologies -0.26%-0.35%-0.18% SummaryVishay Precision Group beats FARO Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vishay Precision Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VPG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VPG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VPG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVishay Precision GroupELEC IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$382.61M$4.97B$27.64B$20.73BDividend YieldN/A2.97%3.11%3.71%P/E Ratio124.2231.4936.8027.84Price / Sales1.242.211,876.8842.44Price / Cash13.4022.7038.1522.63Price / Book1.182.237.284.57Net Income$9.91M$171.53M$767.99M$989.30M7 Day Performance-3.41%-0.91%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance5.11%3.44%4.06%3.95%1 Year Performance-10.10%-4.26%52,050.68%10.27% Vishay Precision Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VPGVishay Precision Group2.3815 of 5 stars$28.57-1.0%$28.50-0.2%-9.0%$382.61M$306.52M124.222,200FAROFARO Technologies2.0272 of 5 stars$43.910.0%$35.50-19.2%+160.0%$848.40M$342.43M-878.201,232DAKTDaktronics4.7444 of 5 stars$16.60-1.8%$26.00+56.6%+15.4%$830.02M$756.48M-37.732,702MLABMesa Laboratories3.0814 of 5 stars$92.94-10.1%$130.00+39.9%-17.7%$564.09M$240.98M-251.19680Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeCOHRCoherent3.7986 of 5 stars$88.12-3.1%$103.00+16.9%+21.7%$14.13B$4.71B-383.1326,157Analyst ForecastBMIBadger Meter3.2832 of 5 stars$238.90-1.5%$236.60-1.0%+23.9%$7.15B$826.56M52.622,210Positive NewsITRIItron3.7769 of 5 stars$134.45-0.9%$128.18-4.7%+30.1%$6.19B$2.44B24.535,788Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.7039 of 5 stars$31.85-2.1%$39.17+23.0%-32.2%$5.46B$914.52M46.842,914News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeOSISOSI Systems3.5665 of 5 stars$230.81-0.7%$228.33-1.1%+49.4%$3.90B$1.54B28.086,681News CoverageROGRogers3.7866 of 5 stars$71.06-3.2%$85.00+19.6%-40.9%$1.36B$830.10M78.093,200Trending NewsCTSCTS2.4723 of 5 stars$43.03-3.6%N/A-19.4%$1.33B$515.77M21.733,549News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FARO Technologies Alternatives Daktronics Alternatives Mesa Laboratories Alternatives Coherent Alternatives Badger Meter Alternatives Itron Alternatives Cognex Alternatives OSI Systems Alternatives Rogers Alternatives CTS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VPG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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