Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG – Get Free Report) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Vishay Precision Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Vishay Precision Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vishay Precision Group | $307.20 million | $5.29 million | -176.64 |
| Vishay Precision Group Competitors | $4.13 billion | $172.92 million | 4.80 |
Vishay Precision Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Vishay Precision Group. Vishay Precision Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Risk and Volatility
Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Precision Group’s competitors have a beta of -0.29, suggesting that their average stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Vishay Precision Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vishay Precision Group | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Vishay Precision Group Competitors | 2049 | 7616 | 10449 | 665 | 2.47 |
Vishay Precision Group presently has a consensus target price of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 86.44%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 41.09%. Given Vishay Precision Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Vishay Precision Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vishay Precision Group | -1.00% | 1.28% | 0.94% |
| Vishay Precision Group Competitors | -139.71% | -30.16% | -6.87% |
Summary
Vishay Precision Group competitors beat Vishay Precision Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
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.
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