3 models fit Vishay Precision Group Inc. Common Stock and they disagree: 0 of 3 land within 15% of the average. The price is above every model.
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Large premium(i)Bronze44
Valued as a mature, profitable company: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, Graham number, and Dividend discount.
ACCE opinionVishay Precision Group Inc. Common Stock (VPG)
Fair value (3 models)
$19.82
ACCE price target
$47.00
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 24 Oct 2026, 16:06 CEST; previously $23.83 since 17 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 23 Oct 2026, 01:53 CEST; previously $66.00 since 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Rating published on 24 Oct 2026, 16:06 CEST.
Price used: $53.25 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, and Graham number.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
168.7% above
-62.8% to fair value
ACCE score
39
out of 100
Analysts
100% buy
2 covering
P/E
175.6x
forward 35.1x
1-year return
+43.3%
Dividend yield
0.00%
Vishay Precision Group Inc. Common Stock in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Vishay Precision Group makes precision sensor and measurement products: strain gauges, load cells, weighing and force-measurement systems, and the Micro-Measurements strain-gauge line used in aerospace, automotive and industrial testing. Its moat is engineering reputation and installed qualification rather than scale, since customers specify VPG components into test programs and rarely switch once a design is locked. Revenue grew 11.7%, but operating margin of 0.5% and ROE of 1.2% show almost none of that growth reaching shareholders, and a trailing P/E of 213.5 reflects depressed earnings more than a premium multiple. The forward P/E of 35.1 implies the market expects earnings to recover sharply, so the case rests on whether operating leverage returns from a 38.7% gross margin base. The 47/100 score and absence from any index argue for a deeper look only if you can underwrite that margin recovery with evidence from the order book and cost base.
⚠ Investor warnings · 2 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
high
Earnings collapse, thin margins
Earnings fell 94.5% YoY, operating margin is only 0.5% and net margin 1.2%, and P/E sits at 230.7. Profitability barely covers the cost of running the business.
moderate
Elevated short interest
Short interest is 14.0% of the float, a sizeable bet against the stock that flags scepticism about the earnings outlook.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 13, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Revenue grew 11.7% over the past year, well above its 2.6% average annual pace across the last five years.
Debt is modest at 0.19 times equity, and the share count fell 0.5% last fiscal year, so shareholders are not being diluted.
Why it could disappoint
The stock trades at 230.7 times trailing earnings and 38.7 times forward earnings, against a sector median forward multiple of 29.3 times.
Net margin is just 1.2%, and return on invested capital is 1.1%, so the business keeps very little of each dollar of sales.
The latest earnings per share came in at 0.04 against 0.19 expected, a 78.9% miss, and free cash flow yield is only 0.7%.
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Nov 4, 2026
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Price
$53.25
Model fair value
$19.82
Model range
$14.75 to $28.79
Fair value $19.82
Price $53.25
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