Vicor Co. (NASDAQ:VICR) Shares Sold by AWM Investment Company Inc.

AWM Investment Company Inc. trimmed its stake in Vicor Co. (NASDAQ:VICR - Free Report) by 7.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 352,015 shares of the electronics maker's stock after selling 27,528 shares during the quarter. Vicor makes up 2.1% of AWM Investment Company Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. AWM Investment Company Inc. owned approximately 0.78% of Vicor worth $17,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Vicor by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,847,330 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $185,903,000 after buying an additional 572,093 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vicor by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,529,448 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $122,223,000 after purchasing an additional 18,893 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vicor during the 4th quarter valued at $79,889,000. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vicor in the fourth quarter worth $17,787,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vicor by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 249,717 shares of the electronics maker's stock valued at $12,066,000 after acquiring an additional 20,321 shares in the last quarter. 47.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vicor from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Needham & Company LLC restated a "hold" rating on shares of Vicor in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Craig Hallum upgraded shares of Vicor from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th.

Vicor Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VICR traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $41.67. 149,924 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 239,126. The company has a market cap of $1.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.14 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $46.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.80. Vicor Co. has a 52 week low of $31.65 and a 52 week high of $65.70.

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The electronics maker reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $93.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $96.63 million. Vicor had a net margin of 6.46% and a return on equity of 4.29%. Vicor's revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.06 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vicor

In related news, CAO Quentin A. Fendelet sold 440 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.71, for a total value of $27,152.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Claudio Tuozzolo sold 1,898 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.79, for a total transaction of $122,971.42. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 33,622 shares in the company, valued at $2,178,369.38. This represents a 5.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 31.30% of the company's stock.

Vicor Profile

Vicor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers a range of brick-format DC-DC converters; complementary components provide AC line rectification, input filtering, power factor correction, and transient protection; and input and output voltage, and output power products, as well as electrical and mechanical accessories.