Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (VSH) – What Are Investment Firms Thinking About This Stock?

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nine research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.67.

VSH has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on Vishay Intertechnology in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Vishay Intertechnology from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 25th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vishay Intertechnology news, Director Raanan Zilberman sold 16,575 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.82, for a total value of $593,716.50. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 31,937 shares in the company, valued at $1,143,983.34. This represents a 34.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 8.35% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Intertechnology

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the 3rd quarter worth $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at $47,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP bought a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of NYSE VSH opened at $26.72 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The company has a market cap of $4.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 140.63, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 1.79. Vishay Intertechnology has a 1 year low of $11.77 and a 1 year high of $69.47. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $37.84.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last released 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. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 1.84% and a net margin of 0.86%. The firm had revenue of $918.58 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $897.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.07) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th were given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 10th. Vishay Intertechnology’s payout ratio is 210.53%.

About Vishay Intertechnology

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic components used in industrial, automotive, computing, telecommunications, consumer electronics, aerospace and defense, and medical applications. The company’s portfolio includes passive components and semiconductor products that support power management, signal processing, sensing, connectivity and energy conversion.

Its products include resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, rectifiers, power MOSFETs, optoelectronic components, sensors, transducers and related power and circuit-protection devices.