Vicor (VICR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer GNRC or VICR?

In the previous week, Generac had 2 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Generac and 5 mentions for Vicor. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Vicor's score of 0.78 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Generac	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vicor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GNRC or VICR?

Generac has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GNRC or VICR more profitable?

Generac has a net margin of 7.36% compared to Vicor's net margin of 6.46%. Generac's return on equity of 18.17% beat Vicor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generac	7.36%	18.17%	8.54%
Vicor	6.46%	4.29%	3.76%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GNRC or VICR?

Generac has higher revenue and earnings than Vicor. Generac 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
Generac	$4.35B	1.74	$316.32M	$5.74	22.37
Vicor	$369.15M	5.51	$53.60M	$0.52	86.54

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

84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Generac 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GNRC or VICR?

Generac presently has a consensus price target of $169.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.72%. Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.44%. Given Generac's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Generac is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generac	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GNRC or VICR?

Generac received 277 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.91% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote while only 57.48% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Generac	Outperform Votes 515 57.48%	Underperform Votes 381 42.52%
Vicor	Outperform Votes 238 58.91%	Underperform Votes 166 41.09%

Summary

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