Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

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

Is VSH or OLED a better dividend stock?

Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Display pays out 32.5% 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 6 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is VSH or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 35.11% compared to Universal Display's net margin of 9.94%. Universal Display's return on equity of 18.21% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Intertechnology	9.94%	18.21%	9.52%
Universal Display	35.11%	15.57%	13.23%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VSH or OLED?

82.6% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, VSH or OLED?

Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VSH or OLED?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Intertechnology	$3.50B	0.89	$428.81M	$2.45	9.21
Universal Display	$587.14M	14.22	$210.06M	$4.31	40.92

Does the media favor VSH or OLED?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 14 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Universal Display and 2 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.80 indicating that Vishay Intertechnology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vishay Intertechnology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VSH or OLED?

Universal Display received 149 more outperform votes than Vishay Intertechnology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.95% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote while only 65.32% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 401 65.95%	Underperform Votes 207 34.05%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 550 65.32%	Underperform Votes 292 34.68%

Do analysts rate VSH or OLED?

Universal Display has a consensus price target of $168.10, indicating a potential downside of 4.68%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Summary

Universal Display beats Vishay Intertechnology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.