Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. $VSH Shares Sold by William Blair Investment Management LLC

William Blair Investment Management LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,594,449 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 167,077 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vishay Intertechnology were worth $23,104,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VSH. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 26.6% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 71,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,142,000 after purchasing an additional 15,079 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 3.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 74,123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after purchasing an additional 2,250 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 5.3% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 250,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,977,000 after purchasing an additional 12,547 shares during the period. AXA S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 13.5% during the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 176,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,799,000 after purchasing an additional 20,950 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 132.4% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 52,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $838,000 after purchasing an additional 30,075 shares during the period. 93.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vishay Intertechnology Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VSH stock opened at $47.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.00. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $11.77 and a fifty-two week high of $47.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,735.70 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 2.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.02. Vishay Intertechnology had a return on equity of 0.22% and a net margin of 0.07%.The business had revenue of $839.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $823.54 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.03) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 4,000.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VSH. Wall Street Zen raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Weiss Ratings raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Zacks Research raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Argus raised Vishay Intertechnology to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $24.00.

About Vishay Intertechnology

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is a global manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, serving a wide range of industries including industrial, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, telecommunications, medical, and military/aerospace markets. The company’s portfolio encompasses resistors, capacitors, inductors, sensors, diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs and a variety of integrated circuit solutions. Vishay’s components are used in power management, signal conditioning, circuit protection and sensing applications, supporting both standard and custom designs for original equipment manufacturers worldwide.

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