Geode Capital Management LLC Acquires 11,391 Shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 3.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 319,486 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,391 shares during the quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 2.41% of Vishay Precision Group worth $8,276,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 9.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 54,384 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,655,000 after purchasing an additional 4,702 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 139,785 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,255,000 after buying an additional 14,585 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 6.1% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 199,094 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,059,000 after buying an additional 11,438 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 47.7% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 192,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $5,865,000 after buying an additional 62,186 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Divisar Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Divisar Capital Management LLC now owns 176,001 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,357,000 after purchasing an additional 3,726 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised Vishay Precision Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of VPG stock opened at $23.25 on Friday. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.83 and a fifty-two week high of $35.98. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $23.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a current ratio of 4.41. The company has a market cap of $307.81 million, a PE ratio of 23.48 and a beta of 1.16.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.19. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.13%. The company had revenue of $75.73 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.47 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.47 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.06 EPS for the current fiscal 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.