What is B. Riley’s Forecast for VPG Q1 Earnings?

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (NYSE:VPG) – Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vishay Precision Group in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 13th. B. Riley analyst J. Nichols now anticipates that the scientific and technical instruments company will post earnings of $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.17. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $28.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vishay Precision Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.06 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Vishay Precision Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com lowered Vishay Precision Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th.

Vishay Precision Group Stock Performance

Shares of VPG opened at $26.58 on Monday. Vishay Precision Group has a 12 month low of $20.83 and a 12 month high of $35.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $23.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.26. The company has a current ratio of 4.41, a quick ratio of 2.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The firm has a market cap of $351.93 million, a PE ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 1.15.

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.10). Vishay Precision Group had a return on equity of 6.24% and a net margin of 4.13%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its position in Vishay Precision Group by 28.4% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 57,366 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $1,346,000 after purchasing an additional 12,675 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vishay Precision Group by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 110,775 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $2,600,000 after purchasing an additional 30,542 shares in the last quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new position in Vishay Precision Group during the fourth quarter worth about $274,000. Needham Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 685,200 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $16,082,000 after buying an additional 7,700 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Vishay Precision Group by 112.3% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 22,930 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 12,128 shares during the period. 87.61% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.