Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Competitors

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VSH or ADI?

Analog Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Vishay Intertechnology. Vishay Intertechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Analog Devices, 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	0.77	-$31.15M	-$0.49	-34.00
Analog Devices	$9.43B	12.73	$1.64B	$3.67	65.89

Which has more risk and volatility, VSH or ADI?

Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Analog Devices has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VSH or ADI more profitable?

Analog Devices has a net margin of 18.65% compared to Vishay Intertechnology's net margin of -2.28%. Analog Devices' return on equity of 9.56% beat Vishay Intertechnology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Intertechnology	-2.28%	1.46%	0.73%
Analog Devices	18.65%	9.56%	6.99%

Does the media favor VSH or ADI?

In the previous week, Analog Devices had 31 more articles in the media than Vishay Intertechnology. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Analog Devices and 6 mentions for Vishay Intertechnology. Analog Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Vishay Intertechnology's score of 0.65 indicating that Analog Devices 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Analog Devices	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VSH or ADI a better dividend stock?

Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Analog Devices pays an annual dividend of $3.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out -81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Analog Devices pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Analog Devices has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years. Vishay Intertechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate VSH or ADI?

Vishay Intertechnology presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.05%. Analog Devices has a consensus price target of $253.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.76%. Given Vishay Intertechnology's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Analog Devices.

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
Analog Devices	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VSH or ADI?

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Analog Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Analog Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Analog Devices beats Vishay Intertechnology on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.