Annex Advisory Services LLC Has $1.17 Million Stock Position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 34.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,753 shares during the quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC owned 0.38% of Vishay Precision Group worth $1,166,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 47.7% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 192,661 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,865,000 after purchasing an additional 62,186 shares in the last quarter. Divisar Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Divisar Capital Management LLC now owns 176,001 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $5,357,000 after acquiring an additional 3,726 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 19.6% in the second quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 15,711 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $478,000 after acquiring an additional 2,571 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group during the third quarter worth $146,000. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vishay Precision Group during the third quarter valued at $326,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com raised Vishay Precision Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Down 2.4 %

Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $22.77 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.83 and a 1-year high of $35.98. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.52. The company has a market capitalization of $301.47 million, a P/E ratio of 23.00 and a beta of 1.14.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.19. The company had revenue of $75.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $73.47 million. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.13%. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.47 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.06 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Precision Group Profile

Vishay Precision Group, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets specialized sensors, weighing solutions, and measurement systems in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems.