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

Foundry Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 31.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 205,450 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,570 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC owned about 1.55% of Vishay Precision Group worth $4,822,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VPG. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 329,940 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $7,746,000 after acquiring an additional 10,454 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 172.2% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 186,752 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $4,383,000 after purchasing an additional 118,153 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 22.0% in the 4th quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 9,596 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 1,730 shares in the last quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 59.6% in the 4th quarter. Tieton Capital Management LLC now owns 242,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,699,000 after purchasing an additional 90,655 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 291,307 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $6,837,000 after purchasing an additional 32,310 shares in the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Down 5.0 %

Shares of Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $20.35 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $269.71 million, a P/E ratio of 27.49 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $23.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.45. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $19.16 and a 12-month high of $35.11. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last posted its earnings results 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 return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 3.23%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on VPG shares. StockNews.com lowered shares of Vishay Precision Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 29th. B. Riley raised shares of Vishay Precision Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research report on Thursday, February 13th.

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.