Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $24.00.

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Argus upgraded Vishay Intertechnology to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vishay Intertechnology from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th.

Vishay Intertechnology Stock Performance

Shares of VSH stock opened at $42.23 on Friday. Vishay Intertechnology has a 1-year low of $11.77 and a 1-year high of $42.79. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47. The company has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,223.30 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.57.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.02. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 0.22% and a net margin of 0.07%.The business had revenue of $839.24 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $823.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.03) earnings per share. Vishay Intertechnology’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,000.00%.

Institutional Trading of Vishay Intertechnology

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted 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 purchasing an additional 177,151 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 21.1% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 131,611 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,369,000 after purchasing an additional 22,902 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 9.4% during the first quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 73,049 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after purchasing an additional 6,290 shares during the last quarter. SummitTX Capital L.P. acquired a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the first quarter valued at $2,555,000. Finally, Dean Capital Management boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 317.1% during the first quarter. Dean Capital Management now owns 92,643 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,668,000 after purchasing an additional 70,432 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

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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