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Vishay Precision Group (VPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$27.42 -0.49 (-1.76%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 03:57 PM Eastern
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$27.39 -0.03 (-0.11%)
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Vishay Precision Group Short Interest Data

Vishay Precision Group (VPG) has a short interest of 615,700 shares, representing 5.23% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.82% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 130,741 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
615,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
667,900 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.82%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$16.30 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
13,260,000 shares
Float Size
11,780,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.23%
Today's Trading Volume
161,337 shares
Average Trading Volume
130,741 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
123%
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VPG Short Interest Over Time

VPG Days to Cover Over Time

VPG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Vishay Precision Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/2025615,700 shares $16.30 million -7.8%5.2%4.2 $26.47
7/15/2025667,900 shares $18.23 million +2,203.1%5.7%3.9 $27.29
6/30/202529,000 shares $812.58 thousand -96.1%0.2%1.8 $28.02
6/15/2025735,800 shares $18.98 million +5.9%6.5%3.5 $25.79
5/31/2025694,900 shares $17.87 million +7.0%6.2%3.4 $25.72
5/15/2025649,300 shares $16.84 million +12.3%5.8%3.6 $25.94
4/30/2025578,300 shares $14.48 million +25.4%5.1%3.4 $25.04
4/15/2025461,100 shares $9.36 million +39.0%4.1%3.4 $20.31
3/31/2025331,800 shares $8.01 million +28.2%2.9%2.6 $24.13
3/15/2025258,800 shares $5.80 million +6.2%2.3%3.1 $22.40
2/28/2025243,800 shares $5.75 million +17.7%2.2%2.8 $23.58
2/15/2025207,200 shares $5.16 million +15.8%1.8%2 $24.91
1/31/2025178,900 shares $4.17 million -7.2%1.6%1.8 $23.30
1/15/2025192,800 shares $4.50 million -3.3%1.7%1.9 $23.35
12/31/2024199,400 shares $4.68 million +7.3%1.8%1.9 $23.47
12/15/2024185,900 shares $4.42 million +17.7%1.7%1.8 $23.76
11/30/2024157,900 shares $3.63 million -10.3%1.4%1.6 $22.97
11/15/2024176,000 shares $3.77 million +19.7%1.6%2 $21.43
10/31/2024147,000 shares $3.41 million -17.2%1.3%1.9 $23.21
10/15/2024177,500 shares $4.38 million +19.1%1.6%2.4 $24.65
9/30/2024149,100 shares $3.86 million -11.8%1.3%2 $25.90
9/15/2024169,000 shares $4.14 million -11.8%1.5%2.5 $24.49
8/31/2024191,600 shares $5.29 million -10.1%1.7%3 $27.61
8/15/2024213,200 shares $5.93 million -1.2%1.9%3.2 $27.82
7/31/2024215,700 shares $7.40 million -11.6%1.9%3.2 $34.29
7/15/2024244,100 shares $7.87 million -0.3%2.1%4.1 $32.23
6/30/2024244,900 shares $7.45 million -5.7%2.1%4.4 $30.44
6/15/2024259,700 shares $8.18 million +74.2%2.3%4.8 $31.48
5/31/2024149,100 shares $5.04 million +3.8%1.3%2.8 $33.77
5/15/2024143,700 shares $4.65 million -13.9%1.3%2.9 $32.33
4/30/2024166,800 shares $5.50 million +10.8%1.5%3.1 $33.00
4/15/2024150,500 shares $4.99 million +13.8%1.3%2.8 $33.16
3/31/2024132,200 shares $4.67 million -23.0%1.2%2.5 $35.33
3/15/2024171,600 shares $5.74 million -6.5%1.5%3 $33.47
2/29/2024183,500 shares $6.35 million +33.9%1.6%2.7 $34.60
2/15/2024137,000 shares $4.87 million +6.4%1.2%2.1 $35.54
1/31/2024128,800 shares $4.12 million +18.7%1.1%2 $31.99
1/15/2024108,500 shares $3.41 million -13.4%0.9%1.7 $31.40
12/31/2023125,300 shares $4.27 million +41.1%1.1%2 $34.07
12/15/202388,800 shares $2.79 million -8.5%0.8%1.5 $31.38
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11/30/202397,000 shares $2.96 million -19.8%0.8%1.9 $30.50
11/15/2023121,000 shares $3.61 million +52.2%1.0%2.7 $29.82
10/31/202379,500 shares $2.38 million +9.5%0.7%1.9 $29.92
10/15/202372,600 shares $2.26 million -18.7%0.6%1.9 $31.18
9/30/202389,300 shares $3.00 million +32.9%0.8%2.3 $33.58
9/15/202367,200 shares $2.28 million -8.6%0.6%1.6 $33.87
8/31/202373,500 shares $2.65 million +27.4%0.6%1.5 $36.02
8/15/202357,700 shares $2.05 million +18.5%0.5%1.1 $35.60
7/31/202348,700 shares $1.82 million -16.8%0.4%0.8 $37.41
7/15/202358,500 shares $2.14 million -23.9%0.5%1 $36.58
6/30/202376,900 shares $2.86 million -33.9%0.7%1.3 $37.20
6/15/2023116,400 shares $4.44 million +2.4%1.0%1.9 $38.11
5/31/2023113,700 shares $3.97 million +19.9%1.0%2 $34.89
5/15/202394,800 shares $3.21 million +40.7%0.8%1.6 $33.87
4/30/202367,400 shares $2.53 million +23.0%0.6%1 $37.54
4/15/202354,800 shares $2.25 million -10.0%0.5%0.8 $41.13
3/31/202360,900 shares $2.54 million +3.4%0.5%0.9 $41.76
3/15/202358,900 shares $2.40 million -8.0%0.5%0.9 $40.76
2/28/202364,000 shares $2.79 million -3.2%0.6%1.1 $43.60
2/15/202366,100 shares $2.68 million -38.1%0.6%1.2 $40.48
1/31/2023106,700 shares $4.61 million +11.2%0.9%2 $43.18
1/15/202396,000 shares $4.03 million -1.8%0.8%2 $41.96
12/30/202297,800 shares $3.78 million -1.1%0.8%2.3 $38.65
12/15/202298,900 shares $3.87 million -0.6%0.8%2.3 $39.12
11/30/202299,500 shares $4.04 million -33.4%0.8%2.5 $40.57
11/15/2022149,400 shares $5.81 million -22.6%1.3%4 $38.87
10/31/2022192,900 shares $6.51 million -18.7%1.6%6 $33.75
10/15/2022237,300 shares $7.44 million +16.0%2.0%8.2 $31.35
9/30/2022204,600 shares $6.05 million -0.4%1.7%7.2 $29.59
9/15/2022205,500 shares $6.59 million -2.0%1.7%7 $32.05
8/31/2022209,700 shares $7.19 million -1.6%1.8%6.7 $34.31
8/15/2022213,000 shares $7.57 million -2.3%1.8%6.3 $35.56
7/31/2022218,100 shares $6.80 million -3.4%1.8%6.1 $31.18
7/15/2022225,700 shares $6.52 million +2.4%1.9%6.1 $28.91
6/30/2022220,400 shares $6.42 million +1.5%1.9%5.9 $29.13
6/15/2022217,100 shares $6.39 million +6.7%1.8%5.3 $29.45
5/31/2022203,400 shares $6.18 million +44.0%1.7%5.3 $30.40
5/15/2022141,300 shares $4.41 million +18.7%1.2%3.6 $31.19
4/30/2022119,000 shares $3.71 million +14.6%1.0%3.1 $31.21
4/15/2022103,800 shares $3.29 million -11.2%0.9%2.6 $31.69
3/31/2022116,900 shares $3.76 million -1.0%1.0%2.7 $32.15
3/15/2022118,100 shares $3.78 million +27.3%1.0%2.9 $32.03
2/28/202292,800 shares $2.91 million +14.6%0.8%2.3 $31.41
2/15/202281,000 shares $2.63 million +35.5%0.7%2 $32.51
1/31/202259,800 shares $1.92 million +70.9%0.5%1.5 $32.03
1/15/202235,000 shares $1.19 million -12.5%0.3%0.9 $33.97
12/31/202140,000 shares $1.48 million -17.5%0.3%1.1 $37.12
12/15/202148,500 shares $1.72 million -9.4%0.4%1.3 $35.40
11/30/202153,500 shares $1.84 million +5.5%0.4%1.3 $34.33
11/15/202150,700 shares $1.95 million -66.5%0.4%1.2 $38.45
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10/29/2021151,500 shares $5.16 million -16.8%1.3%3.4 $34.09
10/15/2021182,000 shares $6.37 million -17.8%1.5%4.2 $34.99
9/30/2021221,300 shares $7.69 million -10.2%1.8%4.6 $34.77
9/15/2021246,500 shares $8.97 million +3.0%2.0%4.6 $36.40
8/31/2021239,300 shares $8.94 million +0.4%2.0%4.4 $37.37
8/13/2021238,400 shares $9.08 million -2.2%2.0%4.1 $38.08
7/30/2021243,800 shares $8.86 million +6.7%2.0%4.3 $36.33
7/15/2021228,400 shares $7.89 million +6.5%1.9%4.1 $34.53
6/30/2021214,400 shares $7.30 million -8.3%1.8%4.1 $34.04
6/15/2021233,800 shares $8.30 million -12.8%1.9%4.9 $35.51
5/28/2021268,000 shares $8.74 million +1.4%2.2%5.7 $32.60
5/14/2021264,200 shares $8.88 million +18.1%2.2%5.6 $33.61
4/30/2021223,800 shares $7.28 million +1.1%1.8%4.4 $32.55
4/15/2021221,300 shares $6.87 million +2.0%1.8%4.3 $31.04
3/31/2021217,000 shares $6.75 million -5.3%1.8%3.7 $31.10
3/15/2021229,200 shares $7.87 million -5.2%1.9%3.5 $34.34
2/26/2021241,800 shares $7.91 million +0.9%2.0%3.9 $32.72
2/12/2021239,600 shares $8.21 million -2.5%2.0%4.1 $34.28
1/29/2021245,800 shares $7.94 million -3.2%2.0%4.4 $32.30
1/15/2021254,000 shares $9.12 million +10.7%2.1%4.5 $35.91
12/31/2020229,400 shares $7.26 million +6.7%1.9%4.1 $31.66
12/15/2020215,100 shares $6.44 million -5.7%1.8%5 $29.96
11/30/2020228,200 shares $6.86 million -3.9%1.9%4.9 $30.05
10/30/2020238,500 shares $5.68 million +21.0%2.0%4.6 $23.83
10/15/2020197,100 shares $5.23 million +11.0%1.6%3.5 $26.56
9/30/2020177,500 shares $4.49 million -1.0%1.5%3.1 $25.32
9/15/2020179,300 shares $4.43 million -2.3%1.5%2.5 $24.68
8/31/2020183,600 shares $4.57 million -15.6%1.5%1.9 $24.91

VPG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vishay Precision Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Vishay Precision Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 615,700 shares of VPG short. 5.23% of Vishay Precision Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vishay Precision Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Vishay Precision Group?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VPG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Vishay Precision Group's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Vishay Precision Group?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.23% of Vishay Precision Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Vishay Precision Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Vishay Precision Group saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 615,700 shares, a decrease of 7.8% from the previous total of 667,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Vishay Precision Group's float size?

Vishay Precision Group currently has issued a total of 13,260,000 shares. Some of Vishay Precision Group's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Vishay Precision Group currently has a public float of 11,780,000 shares.

How does Vishay Precision Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

5.23% of Vishay Precision Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vishay Precision Group: FARO Technologies, Inc. (7.21%), Daktronics, Inc. (5.11%), Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (5.96%), Coherent Corp. (4.59%), Cognex Corporation (3.19%), Itron, Inc. (7.89%), Badger Meter, Inc. (6.50%), OSI Systems, Inc. (13.30%), Rogers Corporation (2.23%), CTS Corporation (0.95%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Vishay Precision Group stock?

Short selling VPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vishay Precision Group as its price is falling. VPG shares are trading down $0.49 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Vishay Precision Group?

A short squeeze for Vishay Precision Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VPG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Vishay Precision Group's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:VPG) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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