Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ADI or VSH?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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
Analog Devices	$9.82B	11.32	$1.64B	$3.67	61.02
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.94B	0.68	-$31.15M	-$0.65	-22.52

Do analysts rate ADI or VSH?

Analog Devices presently has a consensus target price of $258.89, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.78%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Analog Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Analog Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ADI or VSH a better dividend stock?

Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 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 2.7%. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vishay Intertechnology pays out -61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ADI or VSH more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -3.00%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 9.56% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%
Vishay Intertechnology	-3.00%	-0.10%	-0.05%

Does the media favor ADI or VSH?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 12 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Analog Devices and 25 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.24 indicating that Analog Devices is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Analog Devices	34 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vishay Intertechnology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ADI or VSH?

Analog Devices has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ADI or VSH?

86.8% of Analog Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Analog Devices beats Vishay Intertechnology on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.