Impinj (PI) Competitors

Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Is PI or VICR more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 9.30% compared to Impinj's net margin of -6.26%. Vicor's return on equity of 8.25% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impinj	-6.26%	-105.37%	-2.57%
Vicor	9.30%	8.25%	7.16%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PI or VICR?

Vicor has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Impinj 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
Impinj	$257.80 million	10.41	-$24.30 million	-$0.71	-141.80
Vicor	$399.08 million	6.66	$25.45 million	$0.85	70.76

Which has more volatility and risk, PI or VICR?

Impinj has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PI or VICR?

97.3% of Impinj shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Impinj shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of Vicor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PI or VICR?

Impinj received 195 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.20% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 62.57% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impinj	Outperform Votes 429 68.20%	Underperform Votes 200 31.80%
Vicor	Outperform Votes 234 62.57%	Underperform Votes 140 37.43%

Do analysts rate PI or VICR?

Impinj currently has a consensus target price of $137.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.07%. Vicor has a consensus target price of $54.33, indicating a potential downside of 9.67%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Impinj is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor PI or VICR?

In the previous week, Impinj had 7 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Impinj and 3 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Impinj's score of 0.62 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Impinj	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 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

Summary

Impinj and Vicor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.