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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Is DLB or VSH more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 20.56% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of 2.88%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.19% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolby Laboratories	20.56%	11.19%	9.03%
Vishay Intertechnology	2.88%	5.35%	2.77%

Do analysts prefer DLB or VSH?

Dolby Laboratories currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.31%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Dolby Laboratories.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DLB or VSH?

Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DLB or VSH?

In the previous week, Dolby Laboratories and Dolby Laboratories both had 3 articles in the media. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.29 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vishay Intertechnology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 2.3%. Dolby Laboratories pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 64.5% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DLB or VSH?

58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLB or VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology received 52 more outperform votes than Dolby Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.15% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Dolby Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dolby Laboratories	Outperform Votes 350 58.24%	Underperform Votes 251 41.76%
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 65.15%	Underperform Votes 215 34.85%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DLB or VSH?

Vishay Intertechnology has higher revenue and earnings than Dolby Laboratories. 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	$2.71	30.06
Vishay Intertechnology	$3.01B	0.78	$323.82M	$0.62	27.87

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Vishay Intertechnology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.