Brooklyn FI LLC Takes $409,000 Position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Brooklyn FI LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 17,472 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock, valued at approximately $409,000. Brooklyn FI LLC owned about 0.13% of Vishay Precision Group as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 11,633 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $301,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 34,912 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $904,000 after buying an additional 972 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.5% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 72,248 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,871,000 after acquiring an additional 1,743 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vishay Precision Group by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 10,371 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $243,000 after acquiring an additional 1,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Vishay Precision Group in the third quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors own 87.61% of the company's stock.

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Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Vishay Precision Group stock traded up $1.02 during trading on Monday, reaching $23.90. The company had a trading volume of 105,516 shares, compared to its average volume of 75,373. The firm has a market capitalization of $316.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.30 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $23.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.49. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $20.83 and a 52 week high of $35.52.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 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%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. B. Riley upgraded Vishay Precision Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price target for the company from $24.50 to $28.50 in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday.

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.