OLED vs. VSH, LYFT, MTSI, AMKR, APPF, WIX, DSGX, GNRC, CGNX, and BZ
Should you be buying Universal Display stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Display include Vishay Intertechnology (VSH), Lyft (LYFT), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), AppFolio (APPF), Wix.com (WIX), The Descartes Systems Group (DSGX), Generac (GNRC), Cognex (CGNX), and Kanzhun (BZ). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Universal Display had 9 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Universal Display and 7 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Universal Display's score of 0.13 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Display pays out 37.7% 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. Universal Display has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Vishay Intertechnology presently has a consensus target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $199.86, indicating a potential upside of 29.86%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.
Universal Display has a net margin of 35.22% compared to Universal Display's net margin of 9.52%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.72% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.
93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal Display shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Universal Display received 154 more outperform votes than Vishay Intertechnology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.01% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 65.41% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote.
Summary
Universal Display beats Vishay Intertechnology on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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