Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR – Get Free Report) and Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Vicor has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeo Energy has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Vicor and Zeo Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vicor | $452.70 million | 20.09 | $118.56 million | $3.12 | 63.21 |
| Zeo Energy | $69.35 million | 0.26 | -$14.01 million | ($0.33) | -0.95 |
Vicor has higher revenue and earnings than Zeo Energy. Zeo Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Vicor and Zeo Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vicor | 30.65% | 19.83% | 18.18% |
| Zeo Energy | -15.43% | -166.89% | -19.44% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
47.5% of Vicor shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of Vicor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Zeo Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Vicor and Zeo Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vicor | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Zeo Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Vicor presently has a consensus target price of $381.67, suggesting a potential upside of 93.51%. Given Vicor’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vicor is more favorable than Zeo Energy.
Summary
Vicor beats Zeo Energy on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vicor
Vicor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets modular power components and power systems for converting electrical power in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers a range of brick-format DC-DC converters; complementary components provide AC line rectification, input filtering, power factor correction, and transient protection; and input and output voltage, and output power products, as well as electrical and mechanical accessories. It also design, sells, and service custom power systems solutions. The company serves independent manufacturers of electronic devices, original equipment manufacturers, and their contract manufacturers in the aerospace and aviation, defense electronics, satellites, factory automation, instrumentation, test equipment, transportation, telecommunications and networking infrastructure and vehicles, and transportation markets. Vicor Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.
About Zeo Energy
Zeo Energy Corp. provides residential solar energy systems, other energy efficient equipment, and related services in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri, the United States. The company is involved in the selling and installing of residential solar energy systems that homeowners use electricity required to power their homes. Its residential solar energy systems comprise solar panels, inverters, and racking systems. It also offers insulation services, such as adding insulation to a home's attic or walls; energy efficiency equipment, including hybrid electric water heaters and swimming pool pumps; battery-based energy storage systems; and roofing services. Zeo Energy Corp. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida.
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