Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) CFO Sells $1,080,980.08 in Stock

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ:VICR) CFO James Schmidt sold 4,274 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.92, for a total value of $1,080,980.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 3,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $820,978.32. This represents a 56.84% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Vicor Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VICR traded up $10.75 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $261.77. The stock had a trading volume of 445,184 shares, compared to its average volume of 809,913. The company has a market cap of $11.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.44 and a beta of 2.33. Vicor Corporation has a twelve month low of $39.64 and a twelve month high of $293.95. The business’s fifty day moving average is $193.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $142.75.

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The electronics maker reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $112.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.05 million. Vicor had a net margin of 28.98% and a return on equity of 20.21%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vicor Corporation will post 2.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on VICR. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Vicor from $180.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vicor from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $245.00 price objective on shares of Vicor in a report on Monday, April 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vicor in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vicor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $198.33.

Vicor News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Vicor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results showed an earnings and revenue beat and management cited stronger backlog and demand, supporting the company’s growth narrative and analyst upgrades that lifted some price targets. MarketBeat VICR
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Andrew D’amico executed a planned sale of 7,512 shares under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan (filed with the SEC). Pre-arranged plans reduce informational concern but add near-term supply to the market. Andrew D’amico sale
• Neutral Sentiment: VP Philip D. Davies sold 3,073 shares (exercise?and?sell pattern) under a 10b5?1 plan; the trade reduces his stake materially but was disclosed and pre?scheduled. Watch whether additional scheduled insider sales continue to drip supply into the market. Philip D. Davies sale
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary flagged that renewed investor focus on these insider-selling disclosures prompted profit-taking after a recent rally, which drove a pullback on May 4 — underscoring that high insider sell activity can amplify volatility even when fundamentals are strong. QuiverQuant: insider-selling spurs profit-taking

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vicor during the 3rd quarter worth about $352,000. Summit Global Investments bought a new position in shares of Vicor in the third quarter worth $1,050,000. Colrain Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Vicor by 10.4% in the 3rd quarter. Colrain Capital LLC now owns 254,140 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $12,636,000 after buying an additional 23,940 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in Vicor by 13.4% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 89,312 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $4,441,000 after purchasing an additional 10,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Vicor in the third quarter valued at about $448,000. 47.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Vicor

Vicor Corporation is a designer and manufacturer of modular power components and systems, serving a wide range of industries that demand high performance and efficiency. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, the company develops power conversion solutions that help customers optimize energy delivery in applications from telecommunications and data centers to industrial and automotive systems.

The company’s product portfolio includes high-density DC-DC converters, AC-DC front-end modules, point-of-load regulators and complete power systems that combine multiple conversion stages in a single package.