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Northern Trust Corp. raised its holdings in Vishay Precision Group Inc. (NYSE: VPG) by 3.2% in the first quarter, according to its latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which held 151,508 shares of the company's scientific and technical instruments after purchasing 4,648 additional shares during the quarter, held approximately 1.14% of Vishay Precision Group's value of $ 4,719,000. MetLife Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in the shares of Vishay Precision Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $ 132,000. Management Inc. acquired a new stake in the shares of Vishay Precision Group during the first quarter, valued at approximately $ 219,000. Shay Precision Group of 35,517.4% in the first quarter. ClariVest Asset Management LLC now holds 8,192 shares in the scientific and technical instruments company worth $ 256,000 after purchasing 8,169 additional shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. has purchased a new stake in the shares of Vishay Precision Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $ 436,000. Lastly, Alambic Investment Management LP increased its position in the Vishay Precision Group shares by 22.5% in the first quarter. Alambic Investment Management LP now holds 19,600 shares in the scientific and technical instruments company valued at $ 611,000 after purchasing 3,600 additional shares during the period. 80.77% of the shares are currently held by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
CFO William M. Clancy sold 10,000 shares of capital in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 23. The shares were sold at an average price of $ 35.45, for a total transaction of $ 354,500.00. As a result of the sale, the CFO directly holds 29,575 shares of the Company, valued at approximately $ 1,048,433.75. The sale has been disclosed in a legal deposit with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible via the SEC's website. In addition, the director, Janet M. Clarke, sold 820 shares in a transaction dated Friday, June 1. The shares were sold at an average price of $ 36.85, for a total transaction of $ 30,217.00. As a result of the sale, the Director now holds 7,255 shares of the Company directly, valued at $ 267,346.75. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 48,712 shares valued at $ 1,735,425 in the last three months. 6.49% of the stock is currently held by insiders.
Separately, ValuEngine increased the shares of Vishay Precision Group from a "buy" rating to a "strong buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 7th.
NYSE: VPG opened at $ 39.00 on Friday. Vishay Precision Group Inc. has a year low of $ 16.55 and a 1 year high of $ 40.45. The stock has a market capitalization of $ 531.39 million, a venture capital ratio of 34.21, a price-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a ratio of 3.82, a ratio of 2.65 and a debt ratio of 0.14.
Vishay Precision Group (NYSE: VPG) last announced its quarterly results on Tuesday, May 8. The company's scientific and technical instruments reported earnings per share of $ 0.37 for the quarter, exceeding Thomson's consensus estimate of $ 0.33 by $ 0.34. Vishay Precision Group has a net margin of 6.48% and a return on equity of 9.27%. The company achieved a business turnover of $ 73.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $ 66.69 million. During the same period last year, the company posted earnings per share of $ 0.19. The Vishay Precision Group 's sales figure for the quarter increased 22.2% from one year to the next. Analysts predict that Vishay Precision Group Inc. will display 1.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Vishay Precision Group Profile
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets sensors, sensor-based measurement systems, specialty resistors and strain gages in Asia, United States, Israel, Europe, United Kingdom and Canada. It operates through three segments: Foil Technology Products, force sensors, and weighing and control systems
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