Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

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

Is VSH or DLB a better dividend stock?

Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dolby Laboratories pays out 48.7% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSH or DLB?

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
Vishay Intertechnology	$3.01B	0.78	$323.82M	$0.62	27.71
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.79	$261.83M	$2.71	28.52

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

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.5% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend VSH or DLB?

Vishay Intertechnology currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.06%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.38%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, VSH or DLB?

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

Does the media prefer VSH or DLB?

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 0.89 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.60 indicating that Dolby Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dolby Laboratories	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSH or DLB?

Vishay Intertechnology received 52 more outperform votes than Dolby Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.26% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 58.24% of users gave Dolby Laboratories an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 65.26%	Underperform Votes 214 34.74%
Dolby Laboratories	Outperform Votes 350 58.24%	Underperform Votes 251 41.76%

Is VSH or DLB 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
Vishay Intertechnology	2.88%	5.35%	2.77%
Dolby Laboratories	20.56%	11.19%	9.03%

Summary

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