Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $24.00.

Several research firms have recently commented on VSH. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology in the 2nd quarter valued at about $443,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 702 shares during the period. Somerset Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology in the 2nd quarter valued at about $256,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 11,394.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 175,412 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,157,000 after buying an additional 173,886 shares in the last quarter. 93.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vishay Intertechnology Price Performance

VSH stock opened at $37.71 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $50.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.57. Vishay Intertechnology has a 12-month low of $11.77 and a 12-month high of $69.47. 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 $5.13 billion, a PE ratio of 3,770.60 and a beta of 1.76.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $839.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $823.54 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 0.22% and a net margin of 0.07%.Vishay Intertechnology’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.03) EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.75 EPS for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,000.00%.

About Vishay Intertechnology

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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