B. Riley Has Negative Outlook for VPG Q1 Earnings

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) - B. Riley dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vishay Precision Group in a report released on Thursday, February 13th. B. Riley analyst J. Nichols now expects that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.17. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $28.50 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vishay Precision Group's current full-year earnings is $0.90 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Vishay Precision Group's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com cut shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Vishay Precision Group stock traded down $0.55 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $26.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 105,984 shares, compared to its average volume of 89,084. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 4.41 and a quick ratio of 2.80. Vishay Precision Group has a 1-year low of $20.83 and a 1-year high of $35.54. The company has a market cap of $345.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.25 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $23.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.24.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share 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%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPG. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC bought a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,014,000. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Vishay Precision Group by 51.3% in the third 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 1,238.1% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 358,325 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $9,281,000 after acquiring an additional 331,547 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake 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 worth $890,000 after acquiring an additional 14,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.