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Vishay Precision Group (VPG) Competitors

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$21.45 +0.36 (+1.71%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

VPG vs. DAKT, MLAB, FARO, COHR, CGNX, BMI, ITRI, OSIS, CETX, and HUBB

Should you be buying Vishay Precision Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vishay Precision Group include Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Cemtrex (CETX), and Hubbell (HUBB).

Vishay Precision Group vs.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and Daktronics (NASDAQ:DAKT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Vishay Precision Group currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.52%. Given Vishay Precision Group's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Daktronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vishay Precision Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Daktronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00

Vishay Precision Group received 87 more outperform votes than Daktronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.52% of users gave Vishay Precision Group an outperform vote while only 64.03% of users gave Daktronics an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Vishay Precision GroupOutperform Votes
322
72.52%
Underperform Votes
122
27.48%
DaktronicsOutperform Votes
235
64.03%
Underperform Votes
132
35.97%

Daktronics has higher revenue and earnings than Vishay Precision Group. Vishay Precision Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Daktronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Precision Group$355.05M0.80$25.71M$0.9921.67
Daktronics$811.64M0.82$34.62M$0.08179.38

In the previous week, Daktronics had 2 more articles in the media than Vishay Precision Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Daktronics and 2 mentions for Vishay Precision Group. Vishay Precision Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Daktronics' score of 0.37 indicating that Vishay Precision Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Daktronics shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Vishay Precision Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Daktronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 4.13% compared to Daktronics' net margin of 1.29%. Daktronics' return on equity of 19.92% beat Vishay Precision Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vishay Precision Group4.13% 6.24% 4.41%
Daktronics 1.29%19.92%8.92%

Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Daktronics has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Daktronics beats Vishay Precision Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VPG vs. The Competition

MetricVishay Precision GroupElectronic components & accessories IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$284.00M$3.04B$24.07B$19.88B
Dividend YieldN/A2.43%2.79%3.52%
P/E Ratio21.67117.45258.1442.94
Price / Sales0.8062.823,506.6719.18
Price / Cash6.3337.1732.8917.86
Price / Book0.863.557.415.52
Net Income$25.71M$185.23M$667.83M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-0.92%1.94%0.21%0.45%
1 Month Performance-9.80%-5.17%0.76%1.05%
1 Year Performance-29.04%-5.89%18.79%24.67%

Vishay Precision Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
3.8938 of 5 stars
$21.45
+1.7%
$31.00
+44.5%
-29.6%$279.20M$355.05M21.672,300Positive News
DAKT
Daktronics
3.6892 of 5 stars
$14.35
-5.5%
N/A+25.8%$665.01M$811.64M179.382,831
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
2.9192 of 5 stars
$98.59
-1.2%
$140.00
+42.0%
+10.4%$541.78M$216.19M0.00736
FARO
FARO Technologies
2.4871 of 5 stars
$25.50
-0.8%
$28.00
+9.8%
+37.5%$482.46M$358.83M-72.861,243
COHR
Coherent
3.9871 of 5 stars
$103.34
-0.9%
$99.79
-3.4%
+183.7%$15.98B$4.71B-84.0226,157Analyst Forecast
CGNX
Cognex
4.7648 of 5 stars
$39.05
-0.5%
$47.91
+22.7%
+4.9%$6.70B$837.55M75.102,992Positive News
BMI
Badger Meter
4.2665 of 5 stars
$216.85
+2.7%
$214.75
-1.0%
+47.8%$6.21B$803.82M53.812,140Positive News
ITRI
Itron
4.3711 of 5 stars
$114.11
-0.8%
$123.92
+8.6%
+70.9%$5.19B$2.17B23.385,859Positive News
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.7148 of 5 stars
$159.19
+3.5%
$173.00
+8.7%
+33.8%$2.57B$1.54B20.786,681Positive News
CETX
Cemtrex
0.0648 of 5 stars
$0.23
+34.5%
N/A-95.6%$68,000.00$59.71M0.00340Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
HUBB
Hubbell
3.9557 of 5 stars
$445.58
-1.5%
$445.56
0.0%
+48.1%$23.91B$5.37B32.1018,317

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This page (NYSE:VPG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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