Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) Shares Purchased by Annex Advisory Services LLC

Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 14.6% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 15,230 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 1,945 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vishay Precision Group were worth $464,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VPG. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 13.5% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 508,007 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $17,308,000 after purchasing an additional 60,509 shares during the last quarter. Roubaix Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,594,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 20.9% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 187,656 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,627,000 after purchasing an additional 32,484 shares during the period. Foundry Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 33.3% in the fourth quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 125,640 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $4,281,000 after purchasing an additional 31,395 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 992,025 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $33,798,000 after purchasing an additional 13,939 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Precision Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VPG traded down $0.45 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $26.95. 76,718 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 59,124. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $26.61 and a fifty-two week high of $36.93. The firm has a market cap of $359.89 million, a PE ratio of 14.89 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.82.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 6th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.01). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 7.48% and a net margin of 6.30%. The business had revenue of $77.36 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VPG has been the topic of several analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vishay Precision Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. B. Riley dropped their price target on shares of Vishay Precision Group from $36.00 to $31.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday.

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.