Universal Display vs Vishay Precision
OLED and VPG side by side, both in electronic components and accessories. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How OLED and VPG compare
Universal Display is the larger company, worth 5.7 times as much as Vishay Precision ($4.1B against $717M).
Vishay Precision grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.6% versus −1.9% for Universal Display).
Universal Display keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 36.7% compared with −1.0% at Vishay Precision.
Universal Display pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Vishay Precision does not pay one.
Universal Display scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 6 for Vishay Precision), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | OLED | VPG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.1B | $717M |
| Share price | $90.54 | $53.82 |
| Change, 1 year | −24.3% | 57.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −41.2% | 45.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.21 |
| Employees | 469 | 2,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.4× | – |
| P/S | 6.5× | 2.1× (better) |
| P/B | 2.4× | 2.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.8× (better) | 32.1× |
| P/FCF | 17.6× (better) | 489× |
| PEG | 3.74 | – |
| FCF yield | 5.7% (better) | 0.20% |
| Fair value | $146.04 | $28.45 |
| Margin of safety | 38.0% (better) | −89.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.9% | 11.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 4.0% (better) | −142% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 6.3% (better) | −142% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.7% (better) | −12.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 74.9% (better) | 38.7% |
| Operating margin | 34.6% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net margin | 36.7% (better) | −1.0% |
| FCF margin | 36.9% (better) | 0.44% |
| Return on equity | 13.5% (better) | −1.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.0% (better) | 0.70% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.05 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −3.21 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.8× |
| Current ratio | 7.56 (better) | 3.59 |
| Altman Z-score | 13.59 (better) | 5.13 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 39.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 8 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 24.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 5.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 7.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 97.4% | 84.3% |
| Held by insiders | 2.3% | 3.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.9% | 10.3% |
Go deeper
- OLED stock overview
- OLED income statement
- OLED valuation and score
- VPG stock overview
- VPG income statement
- VPG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.