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VICOR CORP VICR
VICOR CORP (VICR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.04% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $452.7M at a 26.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.19 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | Craig-Hallum | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | Roth Capital | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-22 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-26 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-21 | Needham | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.664 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.536 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.104 |
| Equity / liabilities | 9.617 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICR | VICOR CORP | 7/9 | 16.9 | 123.2 | +26.1% |
| PI | IMPINJ INC | 5/9 | 0.81 | — | -1.4% |
| NSYS | NORTECH SYSTEMS INC | 4/9 | 4.24 | — | -7.6% |
| VREX | Varex Imaging Corp | 6/9 | 3.33 | — | +4.1% |
| MPTI | M-tron Industries, Inc. | 4/9 | — | 50.7 | +11% |
| ESP | ESPEY MFG & ELECTRONICS CORP | 5/9 | 7.67 | 24.5 | +13.5% |
| OST | Ostin Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 3/9 | -5.25 | — | +22.2% |
About VICOR CORP
Vicor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power for use in electrically powered devices in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers a range of brick-format DC-DC converters; complementary components that provide AC line rectification, input filtering, power factor correction, and transient protection; and input and output voltage, and output power products, as well as sells electrical and mechanical accessories. It also designs, sells, and services custom power system solutions. It serves independent manufacturers of electronic devices, original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and their contract manufacturers in the aerospace and aviation, defense electronics, satellites, factory automation, instrumentation, test equipment, transportation, telecommunications and networking infrastructure, and vehicle markets. Vicor Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is VICR financially healthy?
VICOR CORP's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does VICR pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. VICOR CORP pays a dividend yielding about 0.04% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is VICR?
In FY2025, VICOR CORP had a net margin of 26.2% and a return on equity of 16.7%.
Is VICR overvalued or undervalued?
VICOR CORP trades at about 86.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 31.7×–365.3×, median 74.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for VICR?
The average Wall-Street price target for VICOR CORP is $386.25, about 70.8% above the recent price, from 4 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is VICR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on VICOR CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 123.2×, a dividend yield of 0.04%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.