Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders 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. 31.3% of Vicor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable 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	6.13	$6.13M	$0.52	93.61
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	3.89	$102.66M	$1.08	36.48

Which has more risk & volatility, VICR or ENPH?

Vicor has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VICR or ENPH more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.27%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 21.43% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vicor	6.27%	4.13%	3.63%
Enphase Energy	10.43%	21.43%	5.80%

Do analysts prefer VICR or ENPH?

Vicor presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.66%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $61.20, indicating a potential upside of 55.34%. 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	13 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Does the media prefer VICR or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Enphase Energy and 2 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.75 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vicor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Vicor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.