Vishay Precision Group (VPG) Competitors

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) and Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MLAB or VPG?

Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Laboratories	$223.71M	2.85	-$254.25M	-$47.14	-2.50
Vishay Precision Group	$333.52M	1.00	$25.71M	$1.81	13.77

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MLAB or VPG?

90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MLAB or VPG?

In the previous week, Vishay Precision Group had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vishay Precision Group and 0 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Vishay Precision Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Mesa Laboratories' score of 0.00 indicating that Vishay Precision Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Laboratories	Neutral
Vishay Precision Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLAB or VPG?

Vishay Precision Group received 103 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.69% of users gave Vishay Precision Group an outperform vote while only 63.85% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Laboratories	Outperform Votes 219 63.85%	Underperform Votes 124 36.15%
Vishay Precision Group	Outperform Votes 322 72.69%	Underperform Votes 121 27.31%

Do analysts prefer MLAB or VPG?

Mesa Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.73%. Vishay Precision Group has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.35%. Given Vishay Precision Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Mesa Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mesa Laboratories	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Vishay Precision Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MLAB or VPG more profitable?

Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -111.89%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 18.95% beat Vishay Precision Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesa Laboratories	-111.89%	18.95%	7.98%
Vishay Precision Group	6.30%	7.49%	5.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, MLAB or VPG?

Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vishay Precision Group beats Mesa Laboratories on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.