Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DLB or VSH?

58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DLB or VSH more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.97% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -1.06%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.32% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolby Laboratories	19.97%	11.32%	9.11%
Vishay Intertechnology	-1.06%	3.06%	1.57%

Do analysts rate DLB or VSH?

Dolby Laboratories presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.82%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.87%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolby Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to DLB or VSH?

In the previous week, Vishay Intertechnology had 1 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology and 8 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.76 indicating that Dolby Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dolby Laboratories	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vishay Intertechnology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, DLB or VSH?

Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLB or VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology received 47 more outperform votes than Dolby Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 58.58% of users gave Dolby Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dolby Laboratories	Outperform Votes 355 58.58%	Underperform Votes 251 41.42%
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 64.94%	Underperform Votes 217 35.06%

Is DLB or VSH a better dividend stock?

Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Dolby Laboratories pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vishay Intertechnology pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DLB or VSH?

Dolby Laboratories has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dolby Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	6.10	$261.83M	$2.72	29.94
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.94B	0.86	-$31.15M	-$0.24	-77.77

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Vishay Intertechnology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.