Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) Raised to Buy at B. Riley

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) was upgraded by investment analysts at B. Riley from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a $28.50 target price on the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, up from their previous target price of $24.50. B. Riley’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 14.43% from the stock’s current price. B. Riley also issued estimates for Vishay Precision Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

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

Vishay Precision Group Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSE VPG opened at $24.91 on Thursday. Vishay Precision Group has a 12 month low of $20.83 and a 12 month high of $35.98. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $329.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.16 and a beta of 1.15. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.40 and a 200-day moving average of $24.45.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.13%. Sell-side analysts expect that Vishay Precision Group will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Precision Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Vishay Precision Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $384,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 683.8% in the fourth quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 306,992 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $7,205,000 after purchasing an additional 267,826 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,901 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $632,000 after purchasing an additional 2,581 shares during the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vishay Precision Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,552,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 32.3% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,067 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,970 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

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.