Rogers (ROG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, VSH or ROG?

Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VSH or ROG?

Vishay Intertechnology presently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.45%. Rogers has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.69%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Rogers.

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

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

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Rogers shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to VSH or ROG?

In the previous week, Rogers had 22 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Rogers and 9 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Rogers' score of 0.10 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rogers	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VSH or ROG?

Rogers has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.91B	0.74	-$31.15M	-$0.49	-32.57
Rogers	$807.20M	1.62	$56.60M	$0.91	77.40

Is VSH or ROG 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
Vishay Intertechnology	-1.06%	3.06%	1.57%
Rogers	3.14%	3.98%	3.37%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VSH or ROG?

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 64.22% of users gave Vishay Intertechnology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vishay Intertechnology	Outperform Votes 402 64.22%	Underperform Votes 224 35.78%
Rogers	Outperform Votes 479 64.91%	Underperform Votes 259 35.09%

Summary

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