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

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 71.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund 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’s holdings in Vishay Precision Group were worth $890,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPG. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 271,974 shares during the last quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 228.8% in the 3rd quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 152,156 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $3,941,000 after purchasing an additional 105,885 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 47.7% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 192,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,865,000 after purchasing an additional 62,186 shares during the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 5.9% in 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 purchasing an additional 37,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 142.3% in the 3rd quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 36,908 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $956,000 after purchasing an additional 21,678 shares during the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Vishay Precision Group Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE VPG opened at $23.23 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $307.54 million, a PE ratio of 23.46 and a beta of 1.16. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $20.83 and a 12-month high of $35.98. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $23.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.31. The company has a quick ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 4.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.19. The business had revenue of $75.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.47 million. Vishay Precision Group had a net margin of 4.13% and a return on equity of 6.24%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.47 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Precision Group 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.