Comparing Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and Uni-Pixel (OTCMKTS:UNXLQ)

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and Uni-Pixel (OTCMKTS:UNXLQ) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Uni-Pixel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vishay Precision Group and Uni-Pixel”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Precision Group	$306.52 million	1.44	$9.91 million	($0.09)	-369.79
Uni-Pixel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Pixel.

Profitability

This table compares Vishay Precision Group and Uni-Pixel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Precision Group	-0.43%	1.72%	1.23%
Uni-Pixel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Vishay Precision Group and Uni-Pixel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vishay Precision Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Uni-Pixel	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vishay Precision Group presently has a consensus target price of $28.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.37%. Given Uni-Pixel’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Uni-Pixel is more favorable than Vishay Precision Group.

Summary

Vishay Precision Group beats Uni-Pixel on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vishay Precision Group

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. Its product portfolio includes precision resistors, strain gages, load cells and force measurement transducers, on-board weighing systems, and process weighing products; rolling force measuring load cell systems and pressure transmitters; web tension measurement load cells and systems; and optical strip width gages; and laser velocimeters for speed and length measurements and closed-loop crop optimization control systems for optimal strip cuts. The company also offers data acquisition systems and sensors for product safety testing; thermal-mechanical simulation systems for metallurgical research; and conditioning, data acquisition and control systems, as well as electronic displays, signal processors, microelectromechanical system sensors, cabling, system software, and communications software/hardware. Its products are used in industrial comprising waste management, bulk hauling, logging, scales manufacturing, engineering systems, pharmaceutical, oil, chemical, steel, paper, and food industries, as well as test and measurement, steel, medical, construction, agricultural, and consumer markets. The company offers its products under the Alpha Electronics, Powertron, Vishay Foil Resistors, Micro-Measurements, APR, Celtron, Revere, Sensortronics, Tedea-Huntleigh, Stress-tek, Vulcan, BLH Nobel, KELK, and DTS brands. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

About Uni-Pixel

Uni-Pixel, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets micro-structured polymer film materials and related technologies for the display, flexible electronics, and automotive industries in the United States. The company markets its touch screen films as sub-components of a touch sensor module under the XTouch brand; and hard coat resin and optical films under the Diamond Guard brand. Uni-Pixel, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. On February 21, 2018, the voluntary petition of Uni-Pixel, Inc. for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 30, 2017.