Head to Head Review: Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) & Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA)

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFA) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

Vishay Intertechnology has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Bel Fuse’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%
Bel Fuse	7.21%	20.55%	11.02%

Dividends

Vishay Intertechnology pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Bel Fuse pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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. Bel Fuse pays out 6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bel Fuse has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Vishay Intertechnology and Bel Fuse, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vishay Intertechnology	1	3	4	1	2.56
Bel Fuse	0	1	1	0	2.50

Vishay Intertechnology currently has a consensus price target of $36.17, indicating a potential downside of 4.70%. Bel Fuse has a consensus price target of $250.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Given Bel Fuse’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bel Fuse is more favorable than Vishay Intertechnology.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Bel Fuse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Bel Fuse”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	1.90	-$8.98 million	$0.19	199.74
Bel Fuse	$675.46 million	4.48	$61.54 million	$3.91	53.60

Bel Fuse has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vishay Intertechnology. Bel Fuse 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 Bel Fuse

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People's Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.