Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) Shares Bought by Foster & Motley Inc.

Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 134,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,731 shares during the period. Foster & Motley Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of Vishay Intertechnology worth $3,234,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 24.7% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,640 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 721 shares during the last quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC grew its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 11.6% during the third quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC now owns 11,117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $275,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 68.1% during the third quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 15,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 6,075 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 25.2% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 20,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $510,000 after buying an additional 4,154 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 0.5% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 509,908 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,605,000 after buying an additional 2,732 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd.

Vishay Intertechnology Price Performance

Shares of VSH stock opened at $21.19 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 9.11 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.58. The company has a current ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a twelve month low of $20.57 and a twelve month high of $30.10.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. Vishay Intertechnology had a net margin of 9.52% and a return on equity of 15.72%. The business had revenue of $785.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $787.15 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.69 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.89%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Chairman Marc Zandman sold 26,154 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.83, for a total value of $597,095.82. Following the sale, the chairman now owns 73,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,682,068.74. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 8.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc manufactures and sells discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates through Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors segments.