Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) are both mid-cap electronic components companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Is VSH or DLB a better dividend stock?

Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dolby Laboratories pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out -81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dolby Laboratories pays out 49.8% 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. Dolby Laboratories has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VSH or DLB?

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.4% of Dolby Laboratories shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, VSH or DLB?

Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dolby Laboratories has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VSH or DLB more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories has a net margin of 19.44% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -2.28%. Dolby Laboratories' return on equity of 11.48% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Intertechnology	-2.28%	1.46%	0.73%
Dolby Laboratories	19.44%	11.48%	9.24%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSH or DLB?

Dolby Laboratories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dolby Laboratories, 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	$2.94B	0.79	-$31.15M	-$0.49	-34.76
Dolby Laboratories	$1.27B	5.74	$261.83M	$2.65	28.71

Do analysts prefer VSH or DLB?

Vishay Intertechnology currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.38%. Dolby Laboratories has a consensus price target of $102.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.53%. Given Dolby Laboratories' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dolby Laboratories is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.

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
Dolby Laboratories	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VSH or DLB?

In the previous week, Vishay Intertechnology had 2 more articles in the media than Dolby Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology and 6 mentions for Dolby Laboratories. Dolby Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.47 indicating that Dolby Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vishay Intertechnology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dolby Laboratories	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Dolby Laboratories beats Vishay Intertechnology on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.