Live Oak Private Wealth LLC Buys Shares of 199,870 Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH)

Live Oak Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 199,870 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $4,791,000. Live Oak Private Wealth LLC owned 0.14% of Vishay Intertechnology at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VSH. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,136,439 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $349,453,000 after purchasing an additional 202,530 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 9.2% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,242,731 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $80,160,000 after purchasing an additional 273,132 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,496,508 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $56,471,000 after purchasing an additional 102,242 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,132,001 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $62,681,000 after purchasing an additional 332,691 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,049,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $46,358,000 after purchasing an additional 83,105 shares during the period. 93.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus restated a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Wednesday, April 3rd.

Insider Transactions at Vishay Intertechnology

In other news, Chairman Marc Zandman sold 26,154 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.83, for a total value of $597,095.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 73,678 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,682,068.74. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 8.02% of the company's stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Price Performance

Vishay Intertechnology stock traded down $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.62. 709,659 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,310,360. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a 52-week low of $20.57 and a 52-week high of $30.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $22.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 2.38 and a current ratio of 3.32. The company has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.36 and a beta of 1.24.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The semiconductor company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 15.72% and a net margin of 9.52%. The business had revenue of $785.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $787.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.69 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 1.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 14th were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 13th. Vishay Intertechnology's payout ratio is currently 17.32%.

Vishay Intertechnology Company Profile

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc manufactures and sells discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates through Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors segments.

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