Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) Head-To-Head Contrast

Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) and Zeo Energy (NASDAQ:ZEO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings & 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	$474.01 million	18.26	$118.56 million	$3.12	60.18
Zeo Energy	$69.35 million	0.23	-$14.01 million	($0.33)	-0.85

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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Vicor and Zeo Energy, as reported 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, indicating a potential upside of 103.28%. Given Vicor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vicor is more favorable than Zeo Energy.

Insider and 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Vicor has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zeo Energy has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.