Analysts were expecting Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (VSH) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $0.02 for last quarter, but VSH beat expectations with actual earnings of $0.03---1 cent above the consensus estimate. VSH also issued earnings guidance for next quarter that is above current analyst expectations.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $0.18 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that VSH’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare VSH's 11.00% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 15.00% for the Diversified Electronics industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect VSH to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Diversified Electronics industry, you can see how analysts believe VSH will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Dolby Laboratories Inc. (DLB) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe DLB's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 14.20% while STP's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 27.86%.

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