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Vicor Corporation

$VICR·$13B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$290.68+2.0%YTD+154.0%1Y+499.8%
Price updated 6h ago·X counts updated 2d ago
VIVICR
$VICRVicor Corporation
$290.68+1.96%478 posts0.9×
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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.

478X posts · last 7 days
Sep 12Sep 27
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

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Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

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

Vicor is up 440% in a year on the 48V power-delivery thesis for AI accelerators — real revenue ramp, real buyback, still hot.

Vicor makes Vertical Power Delivery (VPD) 48V-to-point-of-load modules — the power architecture that solves the >40,000-amp/sub-1V rail problem AI accelerators create. It's up 440% in the past year as the industry converged on VPD as the only viable answer, and the tape keeps extending.

  • The revenue trajectory is validating the story: last quarter EPS printed $1.04 vs $0.65 estimated — a 60% beat — and analysts see revenue moving from ~$603M this year to $1.15B by 2028 with EPS climbing from $3.44 to $7.92.
  • The valuation reflects the belief: 90x trailing PE and 26x sales is priced for the VPD-licensing thesis to actually monetize — the ~40-75% revenue growth crowd needs licensing revenue to show up in the numbers, not just referenced in the call.
  • The insider tape is measured: co-founder Philip Davies did an exempt option-exercise-and-sell for $546K at ~$178 — a small trim from someone with a large position, offset by the fresh $150M buyback authorization the board approved.

October 20 earnings and any color on VPD licensing revenue plus AI-hyperscaler customer wins decides the next leg — a re-affirmed FY ramp with named licensing counterparties restarts the acceleration; a soft licensing update or a customer-mix disappointment is what turns the current momentum into a fast round-trip from these levels.

Agrees with X sentimentAgrees with the generational-buy read — the 48V-to-PoL architecture genuinely is the only viable solution for the next-generation AI accelerators — but the $406-601 2027-2029 price target range is doing a lot of work off a base that's already up 440%; be right on VPD licensing or be quickly wrong at this multiple.

What to watch: October 20 earnings — VPD licensing revenue detail, hyperscaler customer wins and margin trajectory; a re-affirmed ramp with named licensing counterparties restarts the acceleration, a soft licensing update or customer-mix miss turns momentum into a round-trip.

On the calendar: 2026-10-20 — Q3 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

$SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF
+83.9%YTD
+111.0%1Y

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 $1.02

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.0.6×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.73%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.+35.4%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.+36.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 31.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.7% 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.β2.365-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

SellSep 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$4.2MSellJul 1Philip D DaviesCorp. VP-Global Sales & Mktg.3.0K sh$1.1MSellJul 1Patrizio VinciarelliCEO4.7K sh$1.6MSellJun 30Patrizio VinciarelliCEO20.0K sh$7.5M
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+ 36 other (19 awards · 17 exempts) in window

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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.

Why Vicor Stock Was Crushing it This Weekfool.com·5d agoVicor (NASDAQ:VICR) Shares Up 12.8% – Should You Buy?defenseworld.net·6d agoState Street Corp Sells 85,596 Shares of Vicor Corporation $VICRdefenseworld.net·6d agoVicor: VPD Licensing Is A Game Changerseekingalpha.com·7d agoNasdaq 100 Flirts with Records, Oil Sinks for Fifth Day: Stock Market Todaybenzinga.com·8d ago

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