UBS Group AG Grows Position in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. $VSH

UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSHFree Report) by 173.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 995,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 630,917 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Vishay Intertechnology were worth $14,427,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VSH. Royal Bank of Canada grew 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 worth $1,142,000 after buying an additional 15,079 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 74,123 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,179,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 5.3% during the 1st 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 acquiring an additional 12,547 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. boosted its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 13.5% during the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 176,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,799,000 after acquiring an additional 20,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology by 132.4% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 52,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $838,000 after acquiring an additional 30,075 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Trading Up 14.6%

NYSE VSH opened at $38.54 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.66. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $11.77 and a 12 month high of $40.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 2.62 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a P/E ratio of -550.48 and a beta of 1.53.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSHGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The semiconductor company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $839.24 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $823.54 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a negative net margin of 0.29% and a negative return on equity of 0.32%. Vishay Intertechnology’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.03) earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on VSH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Zacks Research raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Argus raised shares of Vishay Intertechnology to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.00.

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Vishay Intertechnology Profile

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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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