VSH vs. AEIS, AVT, DIOD, LFUS, MCHP, MKSI, NXPI, POWI, ANET, and ST
Should you be buying Vishay Intertechnology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vishay Intertechnology include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Avnet (AVT), Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), Microchip Technology (MCHP), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Power Integrations (POWI), Arista Networks (ANET), and Sensata Technologies (ST). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Vishay Intertechnology vs. Its Competitors
Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Advanced Energy Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 8 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.97 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Advanced Energy Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Advanced Energy Industries pays out 18.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vishay Intertechnology pays out -61.5% 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. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -3.00%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 12.38% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.
Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus target price of $140.90, suggesting a potential downside of 17.00%. Vishay Intertechnology has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.29%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.
99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Advanced Energy Industries beats Vishay Intertechnology on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VSH) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
