Foster & Motley Inc. Buys 1,731 Shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH)

Foster & Motley Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 134,920 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,731 shares during the quarter. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Vishay Intertechnology were worth $3,234,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VSH. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 24.7% in the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 3,640 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 721 shares during the period. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC now owns 11,117 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,152 shares in the last quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 68.1% during the 3rd quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 15,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $371,000 after purchasing an additional 6,075 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 25.2% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 20,622 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $510,000 after purchasing an additional 4,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. grew its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 509,908 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,605,000 after purchasing an additional 2,732 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a report on Wednesday, April 3rd.

Vishay Intertechnology Stock Performance

NYSE:VSH opened at $21.19 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 3.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.91 billion, a PE ratio of 9.11 and a beta of 1.24. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a twelve month low of $20.57 and a twelve month high of $30.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.58.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $785.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $787.15 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 9.52%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.69 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 1.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.89%. Vishay Intertechnology’s payout ratio is currently 17.32%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vishay Intertechnology news, Chairman Marc Zandman sold 26,154 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.83, for a total value of $597,095.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 73,678 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,682,068.74. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 8.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc manufactures and sells discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates through Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors segments.