Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Is ENPH or VICR more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 10.43% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.27%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 21.43% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	10.43%	21.43%	5.80%
Vicor	6.27%	4.13%	3.63%

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

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of Vicor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ENPH or VICR?

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus price target of $65.44, suggesting a potential upside of 54.04%. Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.04%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	12 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ENPH or VICR?

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
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	4.19	$102.66M	$1.08	39.33
Vicor	$359.06M	5.82	$6.13M	$0.52	88.95

Does the media refer more to ENPH or VICR?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 32 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Enphase Energy and 2 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.67 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vicor	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Vicor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.