Vanguard Group Inc. Acquires 27,104 Shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. $VSH

Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) by 0.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,644,213 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,104 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 12.28% of Vishay Intertechnology worth $241,175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VSH. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology by 709.5% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,797 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 1,575 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the third quarter valued at $39,000. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the third quarter valued at $171,000. Inscription Capital LLC bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the third quarter valued at $173,000. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the third quarter valued at $182,000. 93.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VSH has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Argus raised Vishay Intertechnology to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 9th. Bank of America increased their price objective on Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.00.

Vishay Intertechnology Trading Up 5.1%

NYSE:VSH opened at $34.27 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.65 billion, a P/E ratio of -489.43 and a beta of 1.53. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $21.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.14. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a 1 year low of $11.77 and a 1 year high of $34.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The semiconductor company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $800.92 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $790.47 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a negative return on equity of 0.32% and a negative net margin of 0.29%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.51 EPS for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 12th were given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 12th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio is currently -571.43%.

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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