Vishay Precision Group combines excellent cash conversion and a perfect Piotroski score with a momentum-based pullback buy setup, but the engine's asymmetry gate has failed on a stretched valuation, elevated short interest, and high implied volatility heading into its next earnings report.
Thesis pillars
- Excellent Cash Conversion Perfect Piotroski→Stable
- Asymmetry Gate Fails On Rich Valuation→Stable
- Uptrend Pullback Buy Opportunity→Stable
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) Stock Analysis
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $61.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Vishay Precision Group designs and manufactures precision foil resistors, strain gages, load cells, and specialty measurement systems across three segments — Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems — serving industrial, transportation, steel, avionics, and... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 3.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $61.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 60d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-09-03Recent Developments — Vishay Precision Group, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Vishay Precision Group Inc (VPG) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Vishay Precision Group Reports Weak Q2 2026 as EPS Misses Estimates - AlphaStreet — AlphaStreet negative
- NEWS Vishay Precision Shares Fall After Fiscal Q2 Results Miss Analyst Expectations - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com negative
- NEWS Earnings Flash (VPG) Vishay Precision Group, Inc. Posts Q2 Adjusted EPS $0.04 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $0.19 - mark — marketscreener.com negative
- NEWS VISHAY PRECISION GROUP ($VPG) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings - Quiver Quantitative — Quiver Quantitative neutral
Generated 2026-09-03T14:22:19Z.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-22Item 5.02MEDIUMEVP and CFO William M. Clancy notified the company of his retirement effective December 31, 2026, and entered a Transition & Separation Agreement covering salary continuation to June 2028, COBRA premiums, FY2026 bonus, and partial RSU/PBRSU vesting. No successor named in the filing.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 3.5/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $61.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $57.23. Score 4.7/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $79.33 (+29.3% upside). Prior stop was $57.23. Stop-loss: $57.23.
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5); Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 197.9 (forward 34.3). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
6 analysts cover VPG with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $93.
What does Vishay Precision Group, Inc. do?Vishay Precision Group designs and manufactures precision foil resistors, strain gages, load cells, and specialty...
Vishay Precision Group designs and manufactures precision foil resistors, strain gages, load cells, and specialty measurement systems across three segments — Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems — serving industrial, transportation, steel, avionics, and military/space end markets. The company sells standard catalog and custom OEM-qualified products through direct sales, field application engineers, and distributors, and has grown through acquisitions including Nokra (2024) and DTS. Measurement Systems units, priced from ten thousand dollars to over $1 million each, tie results