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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is VICR or ATUS more profitable?

Vicor has a net margin of 6.27% compared to Altice USA's net margin of -1.78%. Vicor's return on equity of 4.13% beat Altice USA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vicor	6.27%	4.13%	3.63%
Altice USA	-1.78%	N/A	-0.49%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VICR or ATUS?

47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of Altice USA shares are held by institutional investors. 31.3% of Vicor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.6% of Altice USA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	5.82	$6.13M	$0.52	88.94
Altice USA	$8.95B	0.13	-$102.92M	-$0.34	-7.54

Which has more risk and volatility, VICR or ATUS?

Vicor has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altice USA has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VICR or ATUS?

In the previous week, Altice USA had 2 more articles in the media than Vicor. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Altice USA and 2 mentions for Vicor. Vicor's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Altice USA's score of 0.58 indicating that Vicor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate VICR or ATUS?

Vicor currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.03%. Altice USA has a consensus target price of $2.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.09%. Given Altice USA's higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Vicor beats Altice USA on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.