Foundry Partners LLC Purchases 48,570 Shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Foundry Partners LLC boosted its position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 31.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 205,450 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 48,570 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC’s holdings in Vishay Precision Group were worth $4,822,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.9% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 34,912 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $904,000 after purchasing an additional 972 shares during the period. FMR LLC grew its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 51.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 802,256 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $20,778,000 after buying an additional 271,974 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Vishay Precision Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 167.7% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 11,863 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $307,000 after acquiring an additional 7,432 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 3.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 313,083 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $8,109,000 after acquiring an additional 9,660 shares during the period. 87.61% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Down 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE:VPG opened at $20.35 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $23.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.45. The company has a market cap of $269.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.49 and a beta of 1.08. 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, Inc. has a one year low of $19.16 and a one year high of $35.11.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 3.87%. Analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on VPG. B. Riley upgraded Vishay Precision Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com cut Vishay Precision Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th.

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.