Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 172.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 186,752 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after acquiring an additional 118,153 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership owned 1.41% of Vishay Precision Group worth $4,383,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vishay Precision Group by 2.9% during 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 last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 51.3% during 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. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 167.7% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its position in Vishay Precision Group by 71.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 34,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $890,000 after purchasing an additional 14,376 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.61% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
VPG has been the topic of several research reports. B. Riley raised shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com cut shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, March 29th.
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Vishay Precision Group Stock Up 1.5 %
Shares of NYSE:VPG traded up $0.30 during trading on Monday, hitting $20.33. The stock had a trading volume of 4,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 91,493. The company has a market capitalization of $269.49 million, a PE ratio of 27.43 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 2.80, a current ratio of 4.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm's fifty day moving average is $23.08 and its 200 day moving average is $23.26. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $18.57 and a 12 month high of $35.11.
Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 3.87% and a net margin of 3.23%. Analysts anticipate that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About Vishay Precision Group
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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.
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