American Century Companies Inc. Grows Stock Position in Vishay Precision Group, Inc. $VPG

American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) by 8.5% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 315,954 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 24,647 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 2.38% of Vishay Precision Group worth $7,611,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 648.2% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,025 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 154.2% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,131 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 686 shares in the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $184,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vishay Precision Group by 32.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,067 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 1,970 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Precision Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $274,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.61% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on VPG shares. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of Vishay Precision Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vishay Precision Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $28.50.

Vishay Precision Group Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of Vishay Precision Group stock opened at $29.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $388.79 million, a P/E ratio of -325.25 and a beta of 0.87. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.22. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.57 and a 1-year high of $30.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 4.35 and a quick ratio of 2.87.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $75.16 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $72.93 million. Vishay Precision Group had a positive return on equity of 1.72% and a negative net margin of 0.43%. Vishay Precision Group has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group, Inc. will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal 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.