Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VICR or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 572 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% 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 810 63.68%	Underperform Votes 462 36.32%

Does the media favor VICR or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 26 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Enphase Energy and 6 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.97 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vicor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	15 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate VICR or ENPH?

Vicor presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.59%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $88.49, suggesting a potential upside of 66.74%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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	4 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Which has more risk & volatility, VICR or ENPH?

Vicor has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	5.92	$53.60M	$0.52	90.46
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	5.28	$102.66M	$0.74	71.72

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Vicor on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.