Rogers (ROG) Competitors

Rogers (NYSE:ROG) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ROG or VSH?

Rogers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers, 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
Rogers	$807.20M	1.54	$56.60M	$0.91	73.70
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.91B	0.66	-$31.15M	-$0.49	-29.02

Do analysts recommend ROG or VSH?

Rogers currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.74%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.16%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Rogers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vishay Intertechnology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer ROG or VSH?

In the previous week, Rogers had 22 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Rogers and 12 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Rogers' score of -0.23 indicating that Vishay Intertechnology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vishay Intertechnology	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ROG or VSH more profitable?

Rogers has a net margin of 3.14% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -1.06%. Rogers' return on equity of 3.98% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers	3.14%	3.98%	3.37%
Vishay Intertechnology	-1.06%	3.06%	1.57%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROG or VSH?

96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Rogers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ROG or VSH?

Rogers has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROG or VSH?

Rogers received 77 more outperform votes than Vishay Intertechnology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.91% of users gave Rogers an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers	Outperform Votes 479 64.91%	Underperform Votes 259 35.09%
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 64.32%	Underperform Votes 223 35.68%

Summary

Rogers beats Vishay Intertechnology on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.