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Vicor Corporation

$VICR·$14B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$191.50-12.9%YTD+154.0%1Y+216.7%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
VIVICR
$VICRVicor Corporation
$191.50-12.92%157 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $VICR on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

157X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $VICR's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-13

Vicor sentiment is bullish as a generational buy under $200 with Vertical Power Delivery 48V-to-point-of-load architecture the only viable solution as AI accelerators push past 40,000 amps at sub-1V rails. Projections range from 32-75% revenue growth and $406-$601 price targets for 2027-2029.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $VICR — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

48V vertical power delivery is the only architecture AI accelerators can use — and the stock has run 525% TTM accordingly.

Vicor makes modular power components — specifically, 48V-to-point-of-load vertical power delivery (VPD) modules for AI accelerators, data centers, and defense. The stock is up 525% TTM, at 78% of its 52-week range, on the specific thesis that only VPD architecture handles 40,000-amp sub-1V rails from next-gen GPU/accelerator SoCs.

  • The business is accelerating: revenue grew 20% YoY to $113M last quarter at 21% operating margin — the growth-at-reasonable-margin pattern justifies elevated multiples when the technology-moat story is specific, which it is here.
  • The physics argument is real: as AI accelerators push past 40,000 A at sub-1V, traditional distributed power delivery can't fit the current density — VPD becomes the only feasible path, which is why bulls model 32-75% revenue CAGR and $406-$601 price targets for 2027-2029.
  • The $150M buyback (new) plus a raised Q3 revenue guide is a confident capital-allocation signal — management is choosing to buy back stock at these prices, not raise capital.

Accelerating holds while hyperscaler GPU orders keep pulling 48V VPD into roadmaps and the design-win pipeline extends. A soft Oct 20 earnings print (sub-$120M revenue), or any specific customer-concentration risk commentary, is what cools the move; a FY27 revenue guide above $600M, or a signed hyperscaler SRP agreement, is what extends it.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls citing VPD as the only viable solution for 40,000-amp sub-1V rails and modeling 32-75% revenue CAGR plus $406-$601 price targets are reading the physics and the TAM correctly — the "generational buy under $200" framing is directionally right given the design-win visibility.

What to watch: Oct 20 earnings — Q3 revenue versus the raised guide, operating margin trajectory above 22%, specific hyperscaler-customer design-win detail, and FY27 revenue direction. A sub-$120M revenue print or any customer-concentration guide-down is what cools the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs high-efficiency modular DC-DC power converter components for AI servers, defense systems, and automotive electrification.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $VICR.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

No material change from last week — AI data-center optical interconnect demand sustains order momentum.

What this means for $VICR

Neutral — Designs high-efficiency modular DC-DC power converter components for AI servers, defense systems, and automotive electrification.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
90.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
12.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
21.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
25.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
20.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
58.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 21, 2026$1.04$0.65+59.5%
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.44$0.37+17.7%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$1.01$0.38+165.8%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.63$0.48+32.2%
Next earningsTue, Oct 20·consensus EPS $1.32

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$113.0M+20.2%55.2%14.9%$0.45$-16.3M
Q4 FY25$107.3M+11.5%55.4%14.6%$1.03$10.2M
Q3 FY25$110.4M+18.5%57.5%18.9%$0.63$34.5M
Q2 FY25$141.0M+64.3%65.3%32.2%$0.92$59.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$603.1M$568.6M – $636.7M$3.44$3.18 – $3.683
FY27$938.7M$930.2M – $948.9M$5.95$5.43 – $6.473
FY28$1.1B$1.1B – $1.3B$7.92$7.45 – $8.154

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.42%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-16.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-14.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 31.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today5.9% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.385-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 2Patrizio VinciarelliCEO20.0K sh$6.2MSellOct 1Philip D DaviesCorp. VP-Global Sales & Mktg.3.1K sh$972KSellOct 1Patrizio VinciarelliCEO20.0K sh$6.3MSellSep 1Philip D DaviesCorp. VP-Global Sales & Mktg.3.1K sh$546KSellAug 17Zmira LavieDirector908 sh$227KSellAug 17Samuel J AndersonDirector2.1K sh$524KSellAug 3Philip D DaviesCorp. VP-Global Sales & Mktg.3.1K sh$650KSellJul 23Zmira LavieDirector1.2K sh$273KSellJul 6Patrizio VinciarelliCEO700 sh$212KSellJul 2Patrizio VinciarelliCEO13.4K sh$4.2M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KCharter amendmentSep 108-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

Vicor Corporation amended its bylaws effective September 9, 2026 to clarify the provisions governing the removal of directors. The amendment updates procedural and substantive language on shareholder rights for director removal, consistent with current governance best practices. No other substantive changes to Vicor's governance structure were disclosed.

8-KShareholder voteJun 238-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

Vicor Corporation held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 19, 2026, and fixed the number of directors at eleven; all eleven nominees including CEO Patrizio Vinciarelli (134.8M for, 8.6M withheld) were elected by wide margins. Vicor's Class B share structure concentrates voting power with the Vinciarelli family, making director elections procedurally certain; routine outcome with no contested matters.

+ 18 other (10 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 routine 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Vicor Corp (VICR) Shares Fall 12.9% -- GF Value Says Still Overvaluedgurufocus.com·9h agoShould You Buy, Sell, or Hold Vicor Stock Before Q3 Earnings Release?zacks.com·2d agoVicor (VICR) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growthzacks.com·4d agoVicor (NASDAQ:VICR) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?defenseworld.net·5d agoAll Roads Lead To Vicorseekingalpha.com·5d ago

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