American Superconductor vs Vicor
AMSC and VICR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AMSC and VICR compare
Vicor is the larger company, worth 6.3 times as much as American Superconductor ($7.3B against $1.2B).
On earnings, American Superconductor is cheaper: it trades at 8.1× trailing earnings, against 41.6× for Vicor.
American Superconductor grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.1% versus 27.0% for Vicor).
American Superconductor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 38.6% compared with 32.2% at Vicor.
Vicor scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 12 for American Superconductor), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AMSC | VICR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $7.3B |
| Share price | $24.13 | $159.05 |
| Change, 1 year | −31.4% | 68.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 68.7% | 0.16% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.15 | 2.01 |
| Employees | 1,195 | 1,092 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.1× (better) | 41.6× |
| P/S | 3.3× (better) | 13.1× |
| P/B | 2.0× (better) | 8.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 34.8× (better) | 42.4× |
| P/FCF | – | 144× |
| PEG | – | 0.63 |
| FCF yield | – | 0.69% |
| Fair value | – | $137.83 |
| Margin of safety | – | −15.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.1% (better) | 27.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 28.0% (better) | 8.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 790% (better) | 119% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 705% (better) | 110% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 44.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.0% | 60.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 5.2% | 24.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 38.6% (better) | 32.2% |
| FCF margin | – | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | 29.2% (better) | 23.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.7% | 42.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.38 | 11.44 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.84 | 61.36 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.1% | 47.6% |
| Held by insiders | 3.5% | 46.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.8M (better) | −$410M |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.1% | 8.6% |
Go deeper
- AMSC stock overview
- AMSC income statement
- AMSC valuation and score
- VICR stock overview
- VICR income statement
- VICR valuation and score
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