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Should you be buying Vishay Precision Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vishay Precision Group include Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Daktronics (DAKT), FARO Technologies (FARO), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Linkers Industries (LNKS), and Cemtrex (CETX).
Vishay Precision Group vs.
Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Vishay Precision Group had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vishay Precision Group and 4 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Vishay Precision Group's score of 0.71 indicating that Mesa Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Vishay Precision Group presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.12%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus price target of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.86%. Given Vishay Precision Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Mesa Laboratories.
Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -104.92%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 30.23% beat Vishay Precision Group's return on equity.
Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Vishay Precision Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vishay Precision Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vishay Precision Group received 103 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.44% of users gave Vishay Precision Group an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote.
Summary
Vishay Precision Group beats Mesa Laboratories on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VPG) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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