Vicor (VICR) Competitors

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts rate AYI or VICR?

Acuity Brands currently has a consensus price target of $317.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.34%. Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.98%. Given Acuity Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Acuity Brands is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acuity Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to AYI or VICR?

In the previous week, Vicor had 6 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Vicor and 13 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Vicor's score of 0.36 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acuity Brands	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Vicor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AYI or VICR?

Acuity Brands received 479 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 58.91% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acuity Brands	Outperform Votes 717 67.64%	Underperform Votes 343 32.36%
Vicor	Outperform Votes 238 58.91%	Underperform Votes 166 41.09%

Is AYI or VICR more profitable?

Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.46%. Acuity Brands' return on equity of 19.98% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acuity Brands	11.11%	19.98%	12.44%
Vicor	6.46%	4.29%	3.76%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AYI or VICR?

Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Acuity Brands 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
Acuity Brands	$3.96B	1.90	$422.60M	$13.19	18.47
Vicor	$359.06M	5.06	$53.60M	$0.52	77.30

Which has more risk and volatility, AYI or VICR?

Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% 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 institutionals and insiders believe in AYI or VICR?

98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Vicor shares are owned 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.

Summary

Acuity Brands beats Vicor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.