Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ENPH or VICR?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 43 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Enphase Energy and 2 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.54 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	17 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vicor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy received 564 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.90% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 800 63.90%	Underperform Votes 452 36.10%
Vicor	Outperform Votes 236 59.00%	Underperform Votes 164 41.00%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ENPH or VICR?

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

Do analysts rate ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus price target of $95.59, suggesting a potential upside of 52.78%. Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.66%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.28
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENPH or VICR more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 6.08% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 4.91%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 10.56% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	4.91%	10.56%	3.01%
Vicor	6.08%	4.00%	3.54%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Vicor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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
Enphase Energy	$2.29B	3.69	$438.94M	$0.44	142.21
Vicor	$405.06M	6.04	$53.60M	$0.48	112.92

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Vicor on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.