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Vishay Precision Group, Inc.

$VPG·$1.5B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$100.65-6.4%YTD+159.4%1Y+268.5%
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VPVPG
$VPGVishay Precision Group, Inc.
$100.65-6.42%133 posts+13%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $VPG, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Vishay Precision up 294% in a year on robotics-sensor thesis — cooling but still high above trend.

Vishay Precision Group is a specialty-sensor and precision-measurement company — the Chesterbrook-headquartered maker of strain gauges, load cells, and force sensors used in industrial automation, robotics, and increasingly humanoid-robotics applications. The stock is up 294% over the past year on the robotics-supply-chain narrative.

  • Revenue grew 18% YoY last quarter with a modest 1% operating margin — real top-line acceleration but the operating margin trajectory is what has to sustain to justify the multiple.
  • Trades at 264x TTM earnings on cyclical low earnings and 4.9x sales — expensive multiples that only make sense if the humanoid-robotics-sensor-content thesis keeps compounding.
  • The Western-sensor-mandate framing plus Citi's Physical AI Summit view of robotics as a 'ten-year marathon' captures the specific tailwind; VPG is genuinely positioned in the sensor-supply-chain layer.
  • Zero insider transactions in the last 30 days at 68th percentile of 52-week range — clean absence of distributing signal despite the 294% T12M gain.
  • Position vs 200-day MA +87% — the tape is at extreme above-trend levels; today's -3% plus the 'losing the 50-EMA and turned into a trap door' bear framing captures the recent cooling.

August 4 Q2 earnings is where the robotics-sensor thesis either extends or contracts: revenue growth held above 15% plus specific robotics-related design-win commentary is what confirms the setup; a modest print or a Q3 guide reflecting soft industrial demand is where the +87% vs 200-day gap starts closing. Real robotics-sensor exposure with real narrative-driven multiple compression risk — the setup is asymmetric event-heavy.

Agrees with X sentimentThe mixed X read on VPG as a 'pure robotics play' with Western sensor mandates and the '10-year marathon' framing versus the 'trap door' bear thesis is analytically fair. The tax-loss rotation from AMBA into VPG near $100 captures a specific positioning move; both sides have merit.

What to watch: Aug 4 Q2 earnings — need revenue growth held above 15% and specific robotics-related design-win commentary. A modest print or Q3 guide reflecting soft industrial demand is where the +87% vs 200-day gap starts closing.

On the calendar: 2026-08-04 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Mixed sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-14

Vishay Precision Group chatter is split: bulls describe VPG as one of the best pure robotics plays with Western sensor mandates supported by scrutiny of Chinese lidar, and Citi's Physical AI Summit sees scaling robotics as a ten-year marathon. Bears counter with VPG losing the 50-EMA and 'turned into a trap door' after another 10% down day, while one investor is tax-loss-rotating from AMBA into VPG near $100.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and manufactures precision resistors, strain gauges, and force measurement sensors for industrial, medical, and test applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VPG.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI data center buildout is intact but rotation from early YTD winners (SNDK +100%) compresses near-term premiums in the rack-to-server supply layer.

What this means for $VPG

Neutral — Designs and manufactures precision resistors, strain gauges, and force measurement sensors for industrial, medical, and test applications; the AI data center networking and compute hardware buildout does not materially affect this business's near-term earnings.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
264.1How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
2.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-0.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
1.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
39.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 12, 2026$0.07$-0.00+53946.2%
Q4 2025Feb 11, 2026$0.07$0.21-66.7%
Q3 2025Nov 4, 2025$0.26$0.21+23.8%
Q2 2025Aug 5, 2025$0.17$0.04+325.0%
Next earningsTue, Aug 4·consensus EPS $0.19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$84.4M+17.6%39.0%0.9%$-0.02$-3.7M
Q4 FY25$80.6M+10.9%36.8%2.0%$-0.14$1.4M
Q3 FY25$79.7M+5.3%40.3%12.7%$0.59$-3.5M
Q2 FY25$75.2M-2.8%40.7%3.6%$0.02$4.7M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$349.9M$345.0M – $354.7M$1.01$0.93 – $1.082
FY27$371.2M$369.0M – $373.4M$1.81$1.70 – $1.922
FY28$395.9M$395.9M – $395.9M$3.07$2.59 – $3.562

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.59%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-12.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+67.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 10.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today6.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.435-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 10 other (10 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 228-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (VPG) filed an 8-K on May 18, 2026 reporting a personnel change (Item 5.02) and annual shareholder meeting vote results (Item 5.07). VPG is a Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania-based precision sensors and measurement instruments company listed on the NYSE. The excerpt does not disclose the identity of the departing or incoming officer or vote tallies; an executive change at VPG may be noteworthy depending on the role given the company's size.

+ 12 other (4 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Vishay Precision Group Announces Date for its Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Callglobenewswire.com·2d ago3 AI Infrastructure Stocks to Buy in July247wallst.com·10d agoWhich Robotics Supply Chain Stock Has Dominated in 2026: Ouster, Aeva, or Vishay Precision Group?247wallst.com·14d agoThe First Major Robotics IPO Is Here: 5 Robotics Stocks That Could Run in the Second Half of 2026247wallst.com·15d agoVishay (VPG) Surges 5.5%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?zacks.com·16d ago

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