Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Linkers Industries (NASDAQ:LNKS) Critical Survey

Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) and Linkers Industries (NASDAQ:LNKS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Linkers Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vishay Intertechnology	-1.06%	3.06%	1.57%
Linkers Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Vishay Intertechnology and Linkers Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vishay Intertechnology	0	2	0	0	2.00
Linkers Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Vishay Intertechnology presently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.40%. Given Vishay Intertechnology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vishay Intertechnology is more favorable than Linkers Industries.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.7% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Vishay Intertechnology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vishay Intertechnology and Linkers Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vishay Intertechnology	$2.91 billion	0.73	-$31.15 million	($0.49)	-31.84
Linkers Industries	$22.75 million	0.29	N/A	N/A	N/A

Linkers Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vishay Intertechnology.

Summary

Vishay Intertechnology beats Linkers Industries on 8 of the 9 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 Linkers Industries

Linkers Industries Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the business of manufacturing, supplying, and selling connectors, assemblies, wire, and cable harnesses. It operates through the following geographical segments: Thailand, Malaysia, Switzerland, the United States of America, and Others. The company was founded on December 8, 2022 and is headquartered in Sungai Petani, Malaysia.