Critical Survey: Evercel (OTCMKTS:EVRC) versus Vishay Precision Group (NYSE:VPG)

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

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Evercel and Vishay Precision Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Vishay Precision Group has a consensus target price of $83.67, indicating a potential downside of 14.32%. Given Vishay Precision Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Precision Group is more favorable than Evercel.

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Evercel and Vishay Precision Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evercel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vishay Precision Group	$307.20 million	4.23	$5.29 million	$0.45	217.00

Vishay Precision Group has higher revenue and earnings than Evercel.

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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.

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.