375,000 Shares in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. $VSH Purchased by Situational Awareness LP

Situational Awareness LP purchased a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 375,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,168,000. Vishay Intertechnology comprises approximately 0.1% of Situational Awareness LP’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest holding.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $574,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology by 3.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,102,376 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $127,830,000 after buying an additional 208,472 shares in the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. purchased a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the first quarter worth $2,555,000. Edgestream Partners L.P. grew its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 127.4% during the first quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 316,191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,691,000 after buying an additional 177,151 shares during the period. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC grew its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 71.0% during the first quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC now owns 963,167 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,337,000 after buying an additional 399,800 shares during the period. 93.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on VSH. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on Vishay Intertechnology in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target for the company. Finally, Zacks Research cut Vishay Intertechnology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vishay Intertechnology presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.00.

Vishay Intertechnology Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of VSH opened at $30.42 on Friday. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.77 and a 52-week high of $69.47. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $37.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.46. The stock has a market cap of $4.67 billion, a PE ratio of 160.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 1.80.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $918.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $897.03 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a net margin of 0.86% and a return on equity of 1.84%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.07) earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio is presently 210.53%.

Vishay Intertechnology 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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