Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) Upgraded by Wall Street Zen to Buy Rating

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSHFree Report) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Saturday.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Zacks Research upgraded Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vishay Intertechnology from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upped their price target on Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Argus upgraded Vishay Intertechnology to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $24.00.

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Vishay Intertechnology Trading Down 1.8%

NYSE VSH opened at $37.31 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $23.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.94. Vishay Intertechnology has a 12 month low of $11.77 and a 12 month high of $40.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.07 billion, a PE ratio of 3,731.20 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSHGet Free Report) last released its quarterly 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. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 0.22% and a net margin of 0.07%.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 previous year, the company posted ($0.03) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Vishay Intertechnology will post 0.54 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vishay Intertechnology

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology by 709.5% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,797 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 1,575 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology by 212.4% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 2,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 1,402 shares during the period. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Vishay Intertechnology in the third quarter valued at $39,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Vishay Intertechnology in the fourth quarter valued at $57,000. Finally, Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vishay Intertechnology by 255.8% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 5,124 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 3,684 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

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Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

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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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