Barclays PLC Purchases 14,376 Shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 71.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,376 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.26% of Vishay Precision Group worth $890,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VPG. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 51.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 802,256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $20,778,000 after purchasing an additional 271,974 shares in the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 677,500 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $17,547,000 after acquiring an additional 37,500 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 319,486 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,276,000 after acquiring an additional 11,391 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 313,083 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $8,109,000 after acquiring an additional 9,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 47.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 62,186 shares during the period. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Up 1.0 %

Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $22.68 on Wednesday. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $20.83 and a 52-week high of $35.98. The company has a market cap of $300.26 million, a P/E ratio of 22.91 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a quick ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 4.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $25.77.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About Vishay Precision Group

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.