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Vicor slides as investors digest insider selling despite strong recent guidance

Vicor Corporation (VICR) is down 7.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be selling pressure after a run-up in the stock, with recent insider sales by Chairman and CEO Patrizio Vinciarelli giving traders a reason to lock in gains. There does not appear to be a fresh negative operating update from the company today, so this could be because investors are reacting to positioning, valuation, and insider activity rather than a new deterioration in the business.

Details:

  • Vicor’s latest company update in late May raised second-quarter 2026 revenue guidance, citing rising product revenue and royalties from an additional licensee.
  • First-quarter 2026 results were strong, with revenue up 20.2% year over year to $113.0 million, diluted EPS of $0.44, and backlog up 75% from a year earlier to $301 million.
  • Vicor disclosed that its CEO adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan on February 26, 2026 that allows sales in tranches, which can create periodic supply in the stock even without a new business setback.
  • SEC filings in June show continued CEO share sales under that plan, including transactions reported for June 4 and June 18, which may have weighed on sentiment.

    • Sources:

    Vicor Corporation, SEC

    Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

    $VICR Insider Trading Activity

    VICR Insider Trades

    $VICR insiders have traded $VICR stock on the open market 410 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 410 have been sales.

    Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VICR stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

    • PATRIZIO VINCIARELLI (Chairman & CEO) has made 0 purchases and 357 sales selling 863,179 shares for an estimated $190,691,689.
    • ESTIA J EICHTEN has made 0 purchases and 12 sales selling 40,587 shares for an estimated $6,841,102.
    • JAMES F SCHMIDT (CFO, Treasurer, Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 29 sales selling 19,709 shares for an estimated $4,203,628.
    • MICHAEL MCNAMARA (General Manager Mfg. Ops.) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 7,174 shares for an estimated $1,363,561.
    • ANDREW D'AMICO has made 0 purchases and 10 sales selling 2,501 shares for an estimated $860,650.

    To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

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    $VICR Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 216 institutional investors add shares of $VICR stock to their portfolio, and 149 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

    To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

    $VICR Analyst Ratings

    Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VICR in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

    Here are some recent analyst ratings:

    • Roth Capital issued a "Buy" rating on 01/22/2026

    To track analyst ratings and price targets for $VICR, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VICR forecast page.

    $VICR Price Targets

    Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VICR recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $VICR in the last 6 months, with a median target of $400.0.

    Here are some recent targets:

    • N. Quinn Bolton from Needham set a target price of $400.0 on 06/22/2026
    • Richard Shannon from Craig-Hallum set a target price of $450.0 on 06/22/2026
    • Justin Clare from Roth Capital set a target price of $375.0 on 06/22/2026

    This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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