Impinj (PI) Competitors

Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PI or VICR?

47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of Impinj shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Vicor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PI or VICR more profitable?

Impinj has a net margin of 8.21% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.08%. Vicor's return on equity of 4.00% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impinj	8.21%	-1.64%	-0.36%
Vicor	6.08%	4.00%	3.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PI or VICR?

Impinj received 229 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.58% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impinj	Outperform Votes 465 68.58%	Underperform Votes 213 31.42%
Vicor	Outperform Votes 236 59.00%	Underperform Votes 164 41.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, PI or VICR?

Impinj has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PI or VICR?

In the previous week, Impinj had 11 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Impinj and 9 mentions for Vicor. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Vicor's score of 0.55 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Impinj	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vicor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PI or VICR?

Vicor has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Vicor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Impinj	$307.54M	16.24	-$43.37M	$0.89	198.33
Vicor	$405.06M	5.79	$53.60M	$0.48	108.23

Do analysts recommend PI or VICR?

Impinj presently has a consensus target price of $224.60, suggesting a potential upside of 27.24%. Vicor has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.23%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Impinj is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Impinj beats Vicor on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.