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↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Technology · Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $110.54 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit.
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. Analyst target reached at $110.54 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Chart setup: RSI 41 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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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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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $110.54 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Chart setup: RSI 41 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $102.80. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $148.74 (-27.2% upside). Prior stop was $102.80. Stop-loss: $102.80.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. trades at a P/E of 250.5 (forward 60.9). TrendMatrix value score: 4.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
6 analysts cover VPG with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $95.
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