294,737 Shares in Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. $VSH Purchased by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 294,737 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $15,851,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. owned about 0.22% of Vishay Intertechnology at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in Vishay Intertechnology in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,695,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $118,000. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,214,000. William Blair Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $79,095,000. Finally, Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vishay Intertechnology in the second quarter valued at $904,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.66% of the company’s stock.

Vishay Intertechnology Price Performance

VSH opened at $31.39 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $41.78 and a 200 day moving average of $33.92. The stock has a market cap of $4.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 165.19 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has a 52-week low of $11.77 and a 52-week high of $69.47.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $918.58 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $897.03 million. Vishay Intertechnology had a net margin of 0.86% and a return on equity of 1.84%. The business’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.07) earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. will post 0.86 EPS for the current year.

Vishay Intertechnology Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Vishay Intertechnology’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 210.53%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on VSH. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Vishay Intertechnology in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Vishay Intertechnology from $18.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.25.

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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