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$23.53 +0.14 (+0.60%)
Closing price 03/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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VPG vs. MLAB, DAKT, FARO, COHR, BMI, CGNX, ITRI, OSIS, LNKS, and CETX

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vishay Precision Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mesa Laboratories
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vishay Precision Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Mesa Laboratories
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vishay Precision Group3.23% 3.87% 2.74%
Mesa Laboratories -104.92%30.23%10.43%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Precision Group$306.52M1.02$9.91M$0.7431.80
Mesa Laboratories$237.75M2.79-$254.25M-$46.26-2.63

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Vishay Precision GroupOutperform Votes
326
72.44%
Underperform Votes
124
27.56%
Mesa LaboratoriesOutperform Votes
223
63.90%
Underperform Votes
126
36.10%

Summary

Vishay Precision Group beats Mesa Laboratories on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VPG vs. The Competition

MetricVishay Precision GroupElectronic components & accessories IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$310.08M$2.48B$23.72B$19.65B
Dividend YieldN/A2.44%2.81%3.75%
P/E Ratio31.809.8942.8933.84
Price / Sales1.0256.621,905.7727.96
Price / Cash7.7539.2334.6517.54
Price / Book0.962.396.294.60
Net Income$9.91M$154.55M$736.56M$1.02B
7 Day Performance4.44%-1.60%-0.07%-0.05%
1 Month Performance-0.81%-2.88%49,592.70%-1.94%
1 Year Performance-32.58%-8.77%52,545.82%5.06%

Vishay Precision Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
3.0668 of 5 stars
$23.53
+0.6%
$28.50
+21.1%
-30.4%$310.08M$306.52M31.802,700
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
2.5312 of 5 stars
$128.67
+2.0%
$140.00
+8.8%
+19.1%$699.19M$237.75M-2.78680Insider Trade
Positive News
DAKT
Daktronics
4.6432 of 5 stars
$12.71
-0.1%
$26.00
+104.6%
+31.9%$634.14M$799.81M50.842,480Short Interest ↑
FARO
FARO Technologies
2.9117 of 5 stars
$28.99
-1.5%
$35.00
+20.7%
+36.6%$550.29M$342.43M-82.831,490Positive News
COHR
Coherent
4.2215 of 5 stars
$67.01
+4.2%
$114.27
+70.5%
+19.9%$10.38B$5.31B-163.4323,700Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
BMI
Badger Meter
4.027 of 5 stars
$199.43
+0.7%
$218.75
+9.7%
+22.1%$5.87B$826.56M47.152,140Positive News
CGNX
Cognex
4.867 of 5 stars
$32.14
+2.0%
$44.83
+39.5%
-24.3%$5.46B$914.52M52.692,914Positive News
High Trading Volume
ITRI
Itron
4.2072 of 5 stars
$106.55
+1.9%
$127.64
+19.8%
+20.1%$4.81B$2.44B21.835,859
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.029 of 5 stars
$189.17
+2.7%
$212.00
+12.1%
+43.2%$3.18B$1.65B24.356,300Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
LNKS
Linkers Industries
N/A$0.55
+0.2%
N/AN/A$6.20M$22.43M0.00N/A
CETX
Cemtrex
1.3994 of 5 stars
$1.67
-1.2%
N/A-98.9%$2.98M$63.73M0.00340
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