New York State Teachers Retirement System Buys Shares of 1,010 Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG)

New York State Teachers Retirement System bought a new stake in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,010 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VPG. Swiss National Bank raised its position in Vishay Precision Group by 7.6% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 29,800 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $958,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 54.8% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 8,155 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $262,000 after buying an additional 2,888 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 11.7% in the first quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 327,807 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $10,539,000 after buying an additional 34,345 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 0.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 604,989 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $19,451,000 after buying an additional 4,189 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 6.9% in the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 18,584 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $597,000 after buying an additional 1,200 shares during the period. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, TheStreet raised Vishay Precision Group from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research note on Friday, March 1st.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VPG stock opened at $33.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $445.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.72 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $34.23 and a 200-day moving average of $32.44. The company has a current ratio of 3.94, a quick ratio of 2.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $27.93 and a 1-year high of $39.97.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.25. Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 7.24%. The company had revenue of $89.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.69 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Vishay Precision Group Company 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.