Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $36.17

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation, four have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $36.17.

VSH has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $42.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Monday, August 24th. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 23,569 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 8.2% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 9,261 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $498,000 after acquiring an additional 702 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $49,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of VSH opened at $31.86 on Friday. Vishay Intertechnology has a twelve month low of $11.77 and a twelve month high of $69.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 167.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.80, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.85.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $918.58 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $897.03 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 1.84% and a net margin of 0.86%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.07) earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio is currently 210.53%.

Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc (NYSE:VSH) is a global manufacturer of electronic components used in a wide range of electrical and electronic systems. The company’s portfolio includes discrete semiconductors and passive components, such as diodes, MOSFETs, optoelectronic devices, resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, and transducers.

Vishay’s products are designed to support power management, signal processing, sensing, connectivity, and energy conversion applications. Its components are used in automotive systems, industrial equipment, computing and telecommunications hardware, consumer electronics, medical devices, aerospace and defense systems, and renewable energy and other infrastructure applications.

The company was founded in 1962 by physicist and inventor Felix Zandman and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.