Equities analysts forecast that Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) will announce earnings of $0.16 per share for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Three analysts have provided estimates for Vishay Intertechnology’s earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $0.17 and the lowest is $0.16. Vishay Intertechnology posted earnings of $0.21 per share in the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year-over-year growth rate of 23.8%. The company is scheduled to report its next earnings report on Tuesday, May 3rd.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Vishay Intertechnology will report full-year earnings of $0.82 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.72 to $0.88. For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the company will post earnings of $0.91 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $0.75 to $1.02. Zacks’ EPS averages are an average based on a survey of research firms that that provide coverage for Vishay Intertechnology.

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 9th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm earned $556 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $556.31 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.19 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Shares of Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) traded up 2.080% on Tuesday, hitting $12.515. The stock had a trading volume of 522,154 shares. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $11.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.14. The firm’s market cap is $1.85 billion. Vishay Intertechnology has a 52-week low of $9.22 and a 52-week high of $13.95.

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 29th. Investors of record on Friday, March 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 9th. This is an increase from Vishay Intertechnology’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. This represents a $0.25 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.04%.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Vishay Intertechnology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $13.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, December 9th. Citigroup Inc. boosted their target price on Vishay Intertechnology from $9.00 to $10.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Vishay Intertechnology presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.50.

In other news, Director Ziv Shoshani sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.17, for a total transaction of $60,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 62,851 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $764,896.67. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Other hedge funds and institutional investors have added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 158,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,909,000 after buying an additional 26,768 shares in the last quarter. Wilsey Asset Management boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Wilsey Asset Management now owns 480,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,784,000 after buying an additional 36,010 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management now owns 4,665,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,220,000 after buying an additional 395,284 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DNB Asset Management boosted its position in Vishay Intertechnology by 74.0% in the fourth quarter. DNB Asset Management now owns 4,979,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,004,192 after buying an additional 2,118,310 shares in the last quarter.

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc is a global manufacturer and supplier of discrete semiconductors and passive components. The Company supports the microprocessor chips and other integrated circuits (NYSE:VSH) that coordinate and control the functions of electronic devices and equipment.