Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) & Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) Financial Contrast

Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) and Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Vishay Precision Group and Evercel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vishay Precision Group	0	1	2	1	3.00
Evercel	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vishay Precision Group presently has a consensus target price of $83.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.64%. Given Vishay Precision Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Evercel.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vishay Precision Group and Evercel”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Precision Group	$307.20 million	4.24	$5.29 million	$0.45	217.82
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Evercel.

Risk and Volatility

Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercel has a beta of -0.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vishay Precision Group and Evercel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Precision Group	1.85%	2.28%	1.66%
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Vishay Precision Group beats Evercel on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vishay Precision Group

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets specialized sensors, weighing solutions, and measurement systems in the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Asia, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Sensors, Weighing Solutions, and Measurement Systems. Its product portfolio includes precision resistors, strain gages, load cells and force measurement transducers, on-board weighing systems, and process weighing products; rolling force measuring load cell systems and pressure transmitters; web tension measurement load cells and systems; and optical strip width gages; and laser velocimeters for speed and length measurements and closed-loop crop optimization control systems for optimal strip cuts. The company also offers data acquisition systems and sensors for product safety testing; thermal-mechanical simulation systems for metallurgical research; and conditioning, data acquisition and control systems, as well as electronic displays, signal processors, microelectromechanical system sensors, cabling, system software, and communications software/hardware. Its products are used in industrial comprising waste management, bulk hauling, logging, scales manufacturing, engineering systems, pharmaceutical, oil, chemical, steel, paper, and food industries, as well as test and measurement, steel, medical, construction, agricultural, and consumer markets. The company offers its products under the Alpha Electronics, Powertron, Vishay Foil Resistors, Micro-Measurements, APR, Celtron, Revere, Sensortronics, Tedea-Huntleigh, Stress-tek, Vulcan, BLH Nobel, KELK, and DTS brands. Vishay Precision Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

About Evercel

Evercel, Inc., through its interest in Printronix Holding Corporation, designs and manufactures printers and related consumables for various industrial printing applications worldwide. The company provides multi-technology supply chain printing solutions for various industries, including manufacturing, transportation and logistics, retail distribution, food and beverages distribution, and pharmaceutical distribution. Its line matrix printers are used in various applications, such as labeling and inventory management, build sheets, invoicing, manifests and bills of lading, and reporting. The company offers its products directly to end-users, as well as through channel partners, such as dealers and distributors. Evercel, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Miami, Florida.