OLED vs. VSH, CGNX, BZ, FN, DSGX, OTEX, BWXT, AMKR, U, and APPF
Should you be buying Universal Display stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Display include Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Cognex (CGNX), Kanzhun (BZ), Fabrinet (FN), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Open Text (OTEX), BWX Technologies (BWXT), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Unity Software (U), and AppFolio (APPF). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Vishay Intertechnology has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Universal Display had 13 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Universal Display and 10 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Universal Display's score of 0.58 indicating that Vishay Intertechnology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Universal Display received 155 more outperform votes than Vishay Intertechnology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.01% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 65.45% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote.
Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Universal Display pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 23.0% 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.
78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned 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.
Universal Display has a net margin of 36.00% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of 7.41%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.57% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.
Universal Display currently has a consensus price target of $199.86, suggesting a potential upside of 12.73%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.69%. Given Universal Display's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.
Universal Display has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Universal Display beats Vishay Intertechnology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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