Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) Shares Gap Up on Analyst Upgrade

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ:VICR)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Thursday after Needham & Company LLC raised their price target on the stock from $320.00 to $350.00. The stock had previously closed at $288.94, but opened at $330.00. Needham & Company LLC currently has a buy rating on the stock. Vicor shares last traded at $317.3010, with a volume of 336,896 shares.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on shares of Vicor to $450.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Vicor from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 18th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Vicor from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Roth Capital reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price objective on shares of Vicor in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $391.67.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Zmira Lavie sold 908 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total value of $227,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 908 shares in the company, valued at $227,000. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Patrizio Vinciarelli sold 700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.40, for a total transaction of $211,680.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 8,347,390 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,524,250,736. The trade was a 0.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 7,753 shares of company stock valued at $1,635,064. 28.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Vicor News

Here are the key news stories impacting Vicor this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Vicor raised its Q3 sequential revenue-growth guidance from more than 20% to more than 30%, citing increased royalties from its first non-exclusive VPD license. The upgrade is the clearest immediate catalyst for the stock. Vicor Corporation Raises Q3 2026 Revenue Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: The VPD licensing model could provide Vicor with an expanding, potentially high-margin royalty stream as AI customers source covered power modules from additional suppliers. This improves the company’s revenue outlook beyond its traditional hardware sales. Vicor Stock Soars on Another Outlook Hike
• Positive Sentiment: Needham raised its Vicor price target from $320 to $350 and assigned a “Buy” rating, signaling continued analyst confidence in the company’s AI-related growth prospects.
• Positive Sentiment: Recent manufacturing expansion plans and a new AI OEM VPD license suggest Vicor is positioning additional capacity and intellectual property to benefit from rising demand for advanced power-delivery solutions.
• Neutral Sentiment: The stock’s valuation remains demanding, with the provided background showing a triple-digit price-to-earnings ratio and a wide 52-week trading range. Further gains may depend on Vicor converting licensing momentum into sustained operating results.
• Negative Sentiment: Reported insider-trading data shows substantial selling by company insiders, including the chief executive, with no insider purchases during the cited six-month period. While these sales may be unrelated to fundamentals, they represent a potential sentiment overhang.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. GoalVest Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vicor by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. GoalVest Advisory LLC now owns 321 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $122,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vicor by 70.9% in the second quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 147 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS lifted its stake in Vicor by 1.2% in the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 5,692 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $916,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank lifted its stake in Vicor by 20.0% in the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 600 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vicor by 28.5% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 465 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. 47.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vicor Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $14.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 103.64 and a beta of 2.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $215.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.12.

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 21st. The electronics maker reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.39. Vicor had a net margin of 30.65% and a return on equity of 19.83%. The company had revenue of $143.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.37 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. Vicor’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vicor Corporation will post 3.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Vicor Company Profile

Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ:VICR) designs, develops, manufactures and markets modular power-conversion products and systems. Its technologies are used to convert, regulate and distribute electrical power in electronic equipment, with an emphasis on compact, efficient and scalable power-delivery architectures.

The company’s product portfolio includes AC-to-DC and DC-to-DC converters, power modules, power systems and related components. Vicor’s Factorized Power Architecture and associated products are designed to support power delivery from the source to processors, memory, communications equipment and other demanding loads.

Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Vicor serves customers and markets worldwide.