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Vicor Corporation

$VICR·$14B·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$336.12-8.0%YTD+201.6%1Y+666.9%
Mentions · last 7 days
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Price updated 21h ago·X counts updated 20h ago
VIVICR
$VICRVicor Corporation
$336.12-8.05%126 posts+55%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $VICR, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-06-24

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Vicor +667% TTM on AI-power chip thesis — founder Vinciarelli just sold $6.6M into the move.

Vicor is the specialty power-conversion company that's been re-rated in 2026 as the AI-power-density bottleneck made its 48V/12V proprietary topology a critical piece of hyperscaler data-center power architecture — and the equity is up 667% TTM as the IP thesis finally got paid.

  • The fundamentals are accelerating but still small-base: Q1 revenue grew 20% YoY to $113M at a 55% gross margin and 15% operating margin (Q3 hit 19% on better mix), with -$16M FCF (capacity-investment quarter); FY27 consensus pencils to $920M revenue and $5.91 EPS rising to $1.02B and $7.18 in FY28 — at 90x trailing earnings and 26x sales, the multiple is extreme but on FY27 EPS it's ~57x for a 50%+ growth ramp.
  • The catalyst stack is genuine: Vicor is supplying a major hyperscaler filling up its $1.5B fab and is reportedly scrambling for additional capacity through third-party licensing, the May 31 mid-quarter guidance raise confirmed the IP thesis, and the AI-power-density argument is structurally tightening as 800V HVDC and beyond becomes the new data-center power standard.
  • The insider flow is the major cooling-off signal: founder Patrizio Vinciarelli sold $6.6M on June 22 (20K shares at $330.74) — that's a substantial sale by the founder/CEO at near-highs; director James Schmidt did an exercise-and-sell totaling ~$1M on June 23, and other insider awards completed at $365 — the insider stack is meaningful relative to the 90% percentile chart, and today's 8% drop is the digest the cluster predicted.

The July 28 Q2 earnings is the next test — sustained 20%+ revenue growth AND any explicit additional-hyperscaler customer name or licensing deal extends the chart's cooling-after-rally pattern; an in-line print with no fresh customer datapoint, and the 90%-percentile breaks toward the 50-day at ~$275. The IP thesis is real; the insider distribution is the active risk.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish case (major-hyperscaler $1.5B fab supplier, capacity scramble via third-party licensing, AI-power-density IP thesis, May 31 mid-quarter guidance raise, BoA upgrade to Strong Buy) maps to operational announcements. The founder $6.6M June 22 sale at $330 is the underweighted cooling-off signal; the 98%-position-gain holders are right but inside is taking liquidity.

What to watch: July 28 Q2 earnings — needs sustained 20%+ revenue growth AND explicit additional-hyperscaler customer name or licensing deal. In-line print without fresh customer datapoint, and 90%-percentile breaks to 50-day at ~$275; founder $330 sale is the inside benchmark.

On the calendar: 2026-07-28 — Q2 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment8 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-03

Vicor posts celebrate a breakout retest following a huge gap day in the semi sector, with holders calling it the #1 solution to one of the biggest problems in AI and citing a roughly 98% position gain. Bulls highlight that Vicor is supplying a major hyperscaler filling up its $1.5B fab and is reportedly scrambling for additional capacity through third-party licensing. Sellers regret exits with one trader calling it a 300% mistake, while a limit order above the breakout pivot at $318 is described as the re-entry strategy.

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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

AI infrastructure supply chain bottleneck has shifted from chip silicon to rack assembly, power delivery, and optical connectivity — FN's precision optical assembly growth and CLS's hyperscaler server contract wins confirm the value-add layer is moving up the stack. This is a multi-quarter structural shift as rack power density requirements outpace existing supply chain capacity.

What this means for $VICR

Direct beneficiary — Vicor's high-efficiency DC-DC power converters for AI server racks directly address the power delivery bottleneck identified as the supply chain's new choke point.

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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
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$0.44$0.40+10.0%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$1.01$0.38+165.8%
Q3 2025Oct 21, 2025$0.63$0.48+32.2%
Q2 2025Jul 22, 2025$0.91$0.20+355.0%
Next earningsTue, Jul 28·consensus EPS $0.59

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 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$586.1M$586.1M – $586.2M$2.97$2.96 – $2.983
FY27$917.3M$909.9M – $924.6M$5.91$5.31 – $6.513
FY28$1.0B$1.0B – $1.0B$7.18$6.83 – $7.452

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.1.1×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.90%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.+21.8%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.+115.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 31.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.9% 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.β2.365-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

SellJun 22James F SchmidtCFO2.1K sh$766KSellJun 18Patrizio VinciarelliCEO20.0K sh$6.6MSellJun 17Patrizio VinciarelliCEO20.0K sh$6.6MSellJun 15Patrizio VinciarelliCEO4.2K sh$1.3MSellJun 12Patrizio VinciarelliCEO2.5K sh$755KSellJun 11Patrizio VinciarelliCEO3.5K sh$984KSellMay 11Kemble D MorrisonVP-Corporate Controller2.3K sh$698KSellMay 11Quentin A. FendeletCorp. VP - CAO5.1K sh$1.5MSellMar 25Patrizio VinciarelliCEO50.0K sh$9.2MSellMar 24Patrizio VinciarelliCEO23.2K sh$4.2M
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+ 15 other (12 awards · 3 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.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 14 other (7 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

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

Vicor Gaining on Search for AI Powerfxempire.com·19d agoVicor: Mid-Quarter Guidance Raise Confirms The IP Thesis (Rating Upgrade)seekingalpha.com·24d agoA Look at Vicor Corp (VICR) After 24.3% Gain -- GF Value $61.13 vs Price $332.81gurufocus.com·29d agoHere's Why Aehr Test Systems Popped Higher Todayfool.com·29d agoVicor stock surges as AI power chip demand lifts revenue outlookinvezz.com·29d ago

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