Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VICR or ENPH?

47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of Vicor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VICR or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Enphase Energy and 3 mentions for Vicor. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Vicor's score of 1.28 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vicor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer VICR or ENPH?

Vicor currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.25%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $90.42, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given Enphase Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Enphase Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, VICR or ENPH?

Vicor has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VICR or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 7.72% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.46%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 15.62% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vicor	6.46%	4.29%	3.76%
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VICR or ENPH?

Enphase Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Enphase Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicor, 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
Vicor	$359.06M	6.87	$53.60M	$0.52	105.00
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	6.25	$102.66M	$0.74	84.82

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VICR or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 570 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vicor	Outperform Votes 238 58.91%	Underperform Votes 166 41.09%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 808 63.77%	Underperform Votes 459 36.23%

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Vicor on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.