Tieton Capital Management LLC Raises Holdings in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Tieton Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG - Free Report) by 59.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 242,811 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock after buying an additional 90,655 shares during the quarter. Vishay Precision Group makes up about 2.3% of Tieton Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Tieton Capital Management LLC owned about 1.83% of Vishay Precision Group worth $5,699,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VPG. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 271,974 shares during the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 5.9% during 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 buying an additional 37,500 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $9,281,000 after acquiring an additional 331,547 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 3.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 319,486 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock valued at $8,276,000 after acquiring an additional 11,391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its position 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 valued at $8,109,000 after acquiring an additional 9,660 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.61% of the company's stock.

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Vishay Precision Group Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of NYSE:VPG traded down $0.68 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $24.09. The company's stock had a trading volume of 109,658 shares, compared to its average volume of 78,390. The firm has a market cap of $319.41 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.56 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $23.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $23.48. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.83 and a 1 year high of $35.52. 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 - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 3.23% and a return on equity of 3.87%. Research analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VPG has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. B. Riley upgraded shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from $24.50 to $28.50 in a report on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com raised shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st.

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.