Altice USA (ATUS) Competitors

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VICR or ATUS?

Vicor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altice USA. Altice USA 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
Vicor	$359.06M	5.52	$6.13M	$1.46	30.03
Altice USA	$8.95B	0.13	-$102.92M	-$0.34	-7.24

Is VICR or ATUS more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 15.44% compared to Altice USA's net margin of -1.78%. Vicor's return on equity of 11.32% beat Altice USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vicor	15.44%	11.32%	9.96%
Altice USA	-1.78%	N/A	-0.49%

Do analysts recommend VICR or ATUS?

Vicor presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.94%. Altice USA has a consensus target price of $3.05, indicating a potential upside of 23.98%. Given Altice USA's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Altice USA is more favorable than Vicor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vicor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Altice USA	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VICR or ATUS?

47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Altice USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.3% of Vicor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Altice USA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, VICR or ATUS?

Vicor has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altice USA has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VICR or ATUS?

In the previous week, Vicor and Vicor both had 4 articles in the media. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Altice USA's score of -0.06 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vicor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altice USA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Vicor beats Altice USA on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.