Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Is LFUS or VSH a better dividend stock?

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Littelfuse pays out 62.2% 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. Littelfuse has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, LFUS or VSH?

Littelfuse has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Littelfuse, 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
Littelfuse	$2.19B	1.80	$113M	$4.50	35.40
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.94B	0.53	-$31.15M	-$0.24	-47.46

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LFUS or VSH?

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LFUS or VSH more profitable?

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.16% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -1.06%. Littelfuse's return on equity of 8.55% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	5.16%	8.55%	5.36%
Vishay Intertechnology	-1.06%	3.06%	1.57%

Do analysts prefer LFUS or VSH?

Littelfuse currently has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.93%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 79.98%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LFUS or VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology received 25 more outperform votes than Littelfuse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.63% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 58.18% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Littelfuse	Outperform Votes 377 58.18%	Underperform Votes 271 41.82%
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 64.63%	Underperform Votes 220 35.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, LFUS or VSH?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LFUS or VSH?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 8 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Littelfuse and 10 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.88 indicating that Vishay Intertechnology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vishay Intertechnology	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Littelfuse beats Vishay Intertechnology on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.