Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH – Get Free Report) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Littelfuse’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% |
| Littelfuse | -0.31% | 13.02% | 8.32% |
Dividends
Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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. Littelfuse pays out -640.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.50 |
| Littelfuse | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Vishay Intertechnology currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.86%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $465.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.16%. Given Littelfuse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.
Risk and Volatility
Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Littelfuse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vishay Intertechnology | $3.07 billion | 1.59 | -$8.98 million | $0.19 | 167.68 |
| Littelfuse | $2.39 billion | 4.46 | -$71.70 million | ($0.50) | -838.14 |
Vishay Intertechnology has higher revenue and earnings than Littelfuse. Littelfuse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vishay Intertechnology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of 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 Littelfuse
Littelfuse, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic components, modules, and subassemblies in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through Electronic, Transportation, and Industrial segments. The Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors and diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors. This segment serves industrial motor drives and power conversion, automotive electronics, electric vehicle and related charging infrastructure, aerospace, power supplies, data centers, telecommunications, medical devices, alternative energy, building and home automation, appliances, and mobile electronics markets. The Transportation segment provides blade, resettable, and high-current and high-voltage fuses, as well as battery cable protectors; fuses, switches, relays, circuit breakers, and power distribution modules; and sensor products. This segment serves heavy-duty truck, construction, agriculture, material handling, and marine. The Industrial segment offers industrial fuses, protection relays, contactors, transformers, residual current devices, ground fault circuit interrupters, residual current monitors, arc fault detection devices, and temperature sensors for use in renewable energy and energy storage systems, electric vehicle infrastructure, HVAC systems, industrial safety, non-residential construction, MRO, mining, and factory automation. It sells its products through distributors, direct sales force, and manufacturers' representatives. Littelfuse, Inc. was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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