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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$194.00
â–¼(-0.32% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/21/26
VICR scores well on fundamentals and earnings-call outlook (strong growth/profitability rebound, conservative balance sheet, and positive guidance/bookings), but the overall score is held back by weak technicals (below major moving averages with negative MACD) and a demanding valuation (high P/E with no dividend support).
Positive Factors
Revenue and Margin Expansion
The sharp increase in revenue alongside a 68.3% gross margin indicates strong demand and favorable product mix, particularly in Advanced Products and royalties. If sustained, this combination can support operating leverage, reinforce profitability, and provide resources for continued investment.
Negative Factors
Near-Term Capacity Constraints
Capacity constraints may prevent Vicor from converting available hyperscaler and OEM demand into shipments during the coming quarters. This can delay customer ramps, constrain revenue growth, and create execution pressure until Fab 2 adds incremental manufacturing capability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue and Margin Expansion
The sharp increase in revenue alongside a 68.3% gross margin indicates strong demand and favorable product mix, particularly in Advanced Products and royalties. If sustained, this combination can support operating leverage, reinforce profitability, and provide resources for continued investment.
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Vicor (VICR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$8.12B
Dividend Yield1.26%
Average Volume (3M)1.14M
Price to Earnings (P/E)44.8
Beta (1Y)2.50
Revenue Growth41.38%
EPS Growth115.22%
CountryUS
Employees1,092
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.19
Shares Outstanding34,389,015
10 Day Avg. Volume1,429,447
30 Day Avg. Volume1,144,232
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.02
Price to Book (P/B)6.89
Price to Sales (P/S)12.03
P/FCF Ratio41.12
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.63
Enterprise Value/Revenue27.95
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit49.36
Enterprise Value/Ebitda99.62
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$386.67Price Target Upside98.68% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)3.94
Revenue Forecast (FY)$634.40M
Vicor Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vicor Corporation, along with its various subsidiaries, specializes in the conceptualization, manufacturing, and global distribution of modular power components and systems. These offerings are engineered to efficiently convert electrical power fo...
How the Company Makes Money
Vicor makes money primarily by selling power conversion and power delivery hardware to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and other electronics customers that integrate Vicor components into their end products. The company’s main revenue stre...
Vicor Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Oct 20, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Feb 25, 2027
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call was strongly positive, with substantial year-over-year and sequential revenue growth, higher gross margin, strong cash generation, increasing bookings, robust AI-related demand, expanding licensing activity, and planned capacity expansion. The main challenges were near-term manufacturing constraints, elevated legal expense, lumpy royalty timing, uncertainty around IVR adoption, and the undetermined timing of Fab 3.Positive Updates
Strong Third-Quarter Revenue Growth
Product and royalty revenue was $197 million, up 37.5% sequentially from $143 million in Q2 2026 and up 78.5% year over year from $110 million in Q3 2025.
Negative Updates
Royalty Revenue Remains Lumpy
Management said a fraction of the 119.1% increase in royalty revenue was attributable to initial payments from a new licensee and was nonrecurring. Although management now views the royalty stream as recurring, it also said licensing income will remain lumpy while the company works with a relatively small subset of hyperscalers and OEMs.
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Q3-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Third-Quarter Revenue Growth
Product and royalty revenue was $197 million, up 37.5% sequentially from $143 million in Q2 2026 and up 78.5% year over year from $110 million in Q3 2025.
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Company Guidance
For Q4, Vicor expects a 10% increase in Q4 product revenue, including another double digit sequential increase in product revenue in its Advanced Products portfolio, or a low double digits increase in product revenue, and at least $43 million in royalty revenue assuming no new license agreements are closed this quarter; royalty revenue could be higher from existing arrangements or new deals. Legal expense is expected to average approximately 20% of royalty revenue in the near term, and further revenue growth will result in further margin expansion. Initial equipment deployment in Fab 2 is expected in Q2 of 27, increasing total manufacturing, while Fab 2 and Fab 3 could support even more than a 5x expansion; Fab 3 timing remains to be determined, and short-term capacity expansion can occur on a time scale of 5-6 months.Vicor Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
94
Very Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 474.01M | 407.70M | 359.06M | 405.06M | 399.08M | 359.36M |
| Gross Profit | 268.42M | 214.43M | 184.00M | 204.93M | 180.56M | 178.20M |
| EBITDA | 133.01M | 115.36M | 36.82M | 77.48M | 47.48M | 68.51M |
| Net Income | 145.27M | 118.56M | 6.13M | 53.59M | 25.45M | 56.63M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 894.16M | 785.83M | 641.12M | 594.89M | 536.90M | 477.20M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 453.58M | 402.81M | 277.27M | 242.22M | 190.61M | 227.63M |
| Total Debt | 7.61M | 12.78M | 7.34M | 8.23M | 8.46M | 4.78M |
| Total Liabilities | 59.57M | 74.02M | 70.83M | 53.78M | 72.56M | 53.30M |
| Stockholders Equity | 834.32M | 711.56M | 570.07M | 540.87M | 464.09M | 423.60M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 51.27M | 119.23M | 27.24M | 41.08M | -41.03M | 7.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 84.39M | 139.55M | 50.84M | 74.53M | 22.94M | 54.88M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -33.12M | -20.32M | -23.60M | -33.45M | -18.97M | -43.66M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 64.01M | 6.32M | 7.99M | 10.60M | 4.44M | 10.09M |
Vicor Technical Analysis
Negative
194.62
Price Trends
227.32
Negative
247.44
Negative
225.77
Negative
Market Momentum
-14.83
Positive
33.00
Neutral
14.32
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VICR, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 194.62 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 252.30, below the 50-day MA of 227.32, and below the 200-day MA of 225.77, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -14.83 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 33.00 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 14.32 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for VICR.
Vicor Risk Analysis
Vicor disclosed 18 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Vicor reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Vicor Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $8.12B | 44.79 | 22.49% | 1.26% | 41.38% | 115.22% | |
67 Neutral | $2.80B | 49.88 | 10.97% | 0.14% | 25.26% | -4.61% | |
65 Neutral | $8.92B | -901.00 | -0.32% | 0.87% | 15.44% | -108.08% | |
64 Neutral | $5.88B | 64.10 | 3.18% | 1.19% | 0.32% | -18.53% | |
63 Neutral | $8.68B | 37.48 | 15.93% | 0.18% | 24.58% | 159.06% | |
63 Neutral | $13.29B | 30.05 | 15.83% | 0.49% | 16.23% | 65.58% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Vicor Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Vicor updates bylaws to clarify director removal
Positive
Sep 10, 2026
Effective September 9, 2026, Vicor Corporation’s Board of Directors amended the company’s By-laws to clarify how directors may be removed under Article II, Section 6. This governance update refines the rules around board composition an...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Vicor Announces New $150 Million Share Repurchase Plan
Positive
Aug 27, 2026
On August 25, 2026, Vicor Corporation announced that its Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase authorization of up to $150,000,000 of common stock, replacing the prior program. The authorization has no expiration date, can be suspende...
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