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

Shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the five analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $24.00.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on VSH shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Bank of America raised their target price 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. Zacks Research raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VSH. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 71,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after acquiring an additional 15,079 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 74,123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 250,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,977,000 after acquiring an additional 12,547 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. boosted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 176,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,799,000 after acquiring an additional 20,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Vishay Intertechnology by 132.4% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 52,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $838,000 after acquiring an additional 30,075 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Stock Up 7.1%

VSH opened at $63.60 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.64. Vishay Intertechnology has a twelve month low of $11.77 and a twelve month high of $66.65. The firm has a market cap of $8.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6,359.50 and a beta of 1.76.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.02. Vishay Intertechnology had a net margin of 0.07% and a return on equity of 0.22%. The firm had revenue of $839.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $823.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.03) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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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