Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH – Get Free Report) and Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omron has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Vishay Intertechnology and Omron, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.78 |
| Omron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Vishay Intertechnology currently has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.12%. Given Vishay Intertechnology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Omron.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Omron shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Omron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | 0.86% | 1.84% | 0.94% |
| Omron | 4.04% | 3.68% | 2.42% |
Dividends
Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Omron pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Vishay Intertechnology pays out 210.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omron pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Omron”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | $3.07 billion | 1.34 | -$8.98 million | $0.19 | 140.74 |
| Omron | $5.10 billion | 1.34 | $188.01 million | $1.05 | 31.55 |
Omron has higher revenue and earnings than Vishay Intertechnology. Omron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vishay Intertechnology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vishay Intertechnology beats Omron on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vishay Intertechnology
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. manufactures and sells discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates through Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), Diodes, Optoelectronic Components, Resistors, Inductors, and Capacitors segments. The MOSFETs segment offers low- and medium-voltage TrenchFET MOSFETs, high-voltage planar MOSFETs, high voltage Super Junction MOSFETs, power integrated circuits, and integrated function power devices. The Diodes segment provides rectifiers, small signal diodes, protection diodes, thyristors/silicon-controlled rectifiers, and power modules. The Optoelectronic Components segment contains standard and customer specific optoelectronic components, such as infrared (IR) emitters and detectors, IR remote control receivers, optocouplers, solid-state relays, optical sensors, light-emitting diodes, 7-segment displays, and IR data transceiver modules. The Resistors segment offers resistors, which are basic components used in various forms of electronic circuitry to adjust and regulate levels of voltage and current. The Inductors segment provides inductors for use as an internal magnetic field to change alternating current phase and resist alternating current. The Capacitors segment offers capacitors, which store energy and discharge it when needed. It sells its products under Siliconix, Dale, Draloric, Beyschlag, Sfernice, MCB, UltraSource, Applied Thin-Film Products, IHLP, HiRel Systems, Sprague, Vitramon, Barry, Roederstein, ESTA, and BCcomponents brand names. The company serves industrial, automotive, telecommunications, computing, consumer products, power supplies, military and aerospace, and medical end markets. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
About Omron
OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. It also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodity, logistic and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, software, and traceability related solutions. The Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business provides energy, public transport, traffic safety, network protection, payment, infrastructure monitoring, management service, and DX solutions, as well as offers remote surveillance/monitoring, automation/robotics, software development, engineering/maintenance, and other services. The Healthcare Business provides cardiovascular, respiratory care, pain management, remote patient monitoring, and other solutions. The Device and Module Solutions Business offers relays, switches, connectors, and sensors. OMRON Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
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