Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) Trading Down 6.6% – Here’s Why

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH)’s stock price traded down 6.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $36.96 and last traded at $37.7710. 1,004,712 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 77% from the average session volume of 4,462,668 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.45.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on VSH shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.00.

Vishay Intertechnology Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of $50.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $30.37. The stock has a market cap of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 3,688.50 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.64.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.02. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 0.22% and a net margin of 0.07%.The firm had revenue of $839.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $823.54 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.03) EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.75 EPS for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 4,000.00%.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Intertechnology

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VSH. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 30.4% in the 4th quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 185,302 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,685,000 after purchasing an additional 43,149 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the third quarter worth about $12,306,000. Bernzott Capital Advisors grew its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Bernzott Capital Advisors now owns 549,780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,966,000 after purchasing an additional 62,753 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 355.0% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 149,461 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,166,000 after acquiring an additional 116,609 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 173.0% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 995,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $14,427,000 after buying an additional 630,917 shares during the last quarter. 93.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is a global manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, serving a wide range of industries including industrial, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, telecommunications, medical, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s portfolio encompasses resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs and a variety of integrated circuit solutions. Vishay’s components are used in power management, signal conditioning, circuit protection and sensing applications, supporting both standard and custom designs for original equipment manufacturers worldwide.

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