Critical Review: Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG) versus Inno (NASDAQ:INHD)
by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets DailyInno (NASDAQ:INHD – Get Free Report) and Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Inno and Vishay Precision Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inno | $2.85 million | 3.50 | -$7.08 million | ($5.90) | -0.67 |
| Vishay Precision Group | $307.20 million | 2.68 | $5.29 million | $0.30 | 205.73 |
Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Inno. Inno is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vishay Precision Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Inno shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Inno shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Vishay Precision Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Inno has a beta of -24.12, meaning that its stock price is 2,512% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Precision Group has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Inno and Vishay Precision Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inno | -72.63% | -9.47% | -9.36% |
| Vishay Precision Group | 1.20% | 1.77% | 1.31% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Inno and Vishay Precision Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Vishay Precision Group | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Vishay Precision Group has a consensus price target of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 33.40%. Given Vishay Precision Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Inno.
Summary
Vishay Precision Group beats Inno on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inno
Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.
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.