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Vicor climbs as investors continue to lean into its AI power and licensing story

Vicor Corporation (VICR) is up 5.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver appears to be continued follow-through from Vicor’s strong second-quarter update, which showed sharp sequential growth, improving profitability, and a much larger backlog. With no obvious fresh company-specific filing on August 12, the move also looks tied to broader strength in AI-linked infrastructure and semiconductor names, which could be amplifying interest in Vicor’s data-center power technology.

Details:

  • Vicor’s July 21 earnings release showed second-quarter product and royalty revenue of $143.4 million, up 26.9% from the prior quarter, while diluted EPS reached $1.04.
  • The same release showed backlog rose to $380 million at June 30, up 26% sequentially and 145% from a year earlier, suggesting demand remained strong after the quarter closed.
  • Management said demand was rising across high-performance compute and highlighted power-delivery opportunities tied to AI OEMs, hyperscalers, GPUs, and related architectures.
  • Earlier in the quarter, Vicor raised Q2 revenue guidance to $142 million after citing rising product revenue and royalties from an additional licensee of its patented power-system technology.
  • Sources:

    Vicor Corporation, SEC, AP

    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 476 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 476 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 402 sales selling 903,879 shares for an estimated $204,414,616.
    • 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.
    • PHILIP D DAVIES (Corp. VP-Global Sales & Mktg.) has made 0 purchases and 20 sales selling 6,145 shares for an estimated $1,747,275.
    • 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.
    • ZMIRA LAVIE sold 1,216 shares for an estimated $273,259

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    $VICR Hedge Fund Activity

    We have seen 285 institutional investors add shares of $VICR stock to their portfolio, and 157 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

    Here are some of the largest recent moves:

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    $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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