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Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest trading session, Vishay Intertechnology (VSH - Free Report) closed at $18.63, marking a +1.8% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.61%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 1.45%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.36%.

Heading into today, shares of the chipmaker had lost 10.16% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 6.03% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.42% in that time.

Investors will be hoping for strength from Vishay Intertechnology as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be May 3, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.58, up 26.09% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $843.6 million, up 10.33% from the year-ago period.

VSH's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $2.43 per share and revenue of $3.42 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +4.74% and +5.59%, respectively.

Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Vishay Intertechnology. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.

Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.

Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Vishay Intertechnology is currently sporting a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

In terms of valuation, Vishay Intertechnology is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 7.53. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 11.19.

We can also see that VSH currently has a PEG ratio of 0.33. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. VSH's industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.33 as of yesterday's close.

The Semiconductor - Discretes industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 100, putting it in the top 40% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.


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