Altice USA (ATUS) Competitors

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

Is ATUS or VICR more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 15.44% compared to Altice USA's net margin of -3.07%. Vicor's return on equity of 11.32% beat Altice USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altice USA	-3.07%	N/A	-0.85%
Vicor	15.44%	11.32%	9.96%

Do analysts rate ATUS or VICR?

Altice USA presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%. Vicor has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.60%. Given Altice USA's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Altice USA is more favorable than Vicor.

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

Does the media prefer ATUS or VICR?

In the previous week, Vicor had 4 more articles in the media than Altice USA. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vicor and 4 mentions for Altice USA. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Altice USA's score of 0.82 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altice USA	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vicor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATUS or VICR?

Vicor has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Altice USA	$8.95B	0.13	-$102.92M	-$0.58	-4.19
Vicor	$359.06M	6.37	$6.13M	$1.46	34.90

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ATUS or VICR?

54.9% of Altice USA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Altice USA 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ATUS or VICR?

Altice USA has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vicor beats Altice USA on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.