Vishay Precision Group (VPG) Competitors

Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) and Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is MLAB or VPG more profitable?

Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -111.89%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 18.95% beat Vishay Precision Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesa Laboratories	-111.89%	18.95%	7.98%
Vishay Precision Group	6.30%	7.49%	5.20%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MLAB or VPG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Laboratories	$216.19M	2.95	-$254.25M	-$46.42	-2.54
Vishay Precision Group	$355.05M	0.88	$25.71M	$1.55	15.17

Do analysts rate MLAB or VPG?

Mesa Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Vishay Precision Group has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.86%. Given Vishay Precision Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Mesa Laboratories.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLAB or VPG?

Vishay Precision Group received 100 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.69% of users gave Vishay Precision Group an outperform vote while only 63.98% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Laboratories	Outperform Votes 222 63.98%	Underperform Votes 125 36.02%
Vishay Precision Group	Outperform Votes 322 72.69%	Underperform Votes 121 27.31%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MLAB or VPG?

90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MLAB or VPG?

In the previous week, Mesa Laboratories and Mesa Laboratories both had 6 articles in the media. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Vishay Precision Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Mesa Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Laboratories	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vishay Precision Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MLAB or VPG?

Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vishay Precision Group beats Mesa Laboratories on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.