Altice USA (ATUS) Competitors

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VICR or ATUS?

47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Altice USA shares are held by institutional investors. 31.3% of Vicor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Altice USA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VICR or ATUS?

Vicor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altice USA. Altice USA 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	$424.35M	5.39	$6.13M	$1.46	34.90
Altice USA	$8.76B	0.13	-$102.92M	-$0.58	-4.11

Is VICR or ATUS more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 15.44% compared to Altice USA's net margin of -3.07%. Vicor's return on equity of 11.32% beat Altice USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vicor	15.44%	11.32%	9.96%
Altice USA	-3.07%	N/A	-0.85%

Does the media refer more to VICR or ATUS?

In the previous week, Vicor had 3 more articles in the media than Altice USA. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vicor and 2 mentions for Altice USA. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Altice USA's score of 0.92 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vicor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altice USA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VICR or ATUS?

Vicor currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.60%. Altice USA has a consensus price target of $3.05, suggesting a potential upside of 27.88%. Given Altice USA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Altice USA 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
Altice USA	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more volatility and risk, VICR or ATUS?

Vicor has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altice USA has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vicor beats Altice USA on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.