Foundry Partners LLC Has $4.06 Million Stake in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Foundry Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 156,880 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,095 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC owned about 1.18% of Vishay Precision Group worth $4,063,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System bought a new stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the first quarter worth $314,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 3.1% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 20,102 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $711,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC bought a new stake in Vishay Precision Group during the first quarter worth about $436,000. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 14.6% during the second quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $464,000 after purchasing an additional 1,945 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 9.5% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 54,384 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $1,655,000 after acquiring an additional 4,702 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VPG shares. StockNews.com cut shares of Vishay Precision Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. B. Riley decreased their target price on shares of Vishay Precision Group from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $21.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $23.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $28.18. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.83 and a 1 year high of $35.98. The firm has a market cap of $286.91 million, a PE ratio of 21.85 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 4.41 and a quick ratio of 2.80.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19. The business had revenue of $75.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.47 million. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.13%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.47 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current year.

Vishay Precision Group Company Profile

Vishay Precision Group, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets specialized sensors, weighing solutions, and measurement systems in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems.