Bottleneck Solvers

BN · rank #2 · 2026-06-10

VICR

NASDAQ · $12.92B

verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes
The structural shortage this name supplies into.
AI power and thermal infrastructure
Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.
1.25
Forward revenue growth
Consensus forward revenue growth.
+56.0%
Forward net margin
Consensus forward net margin.
+37.9%
Net margin TTM
Trailing twelve month net margin.
+32.0%
Margin expansion
Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).
+5.9%
Forward PEG
Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.
Debt / FCF
Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.
0.08×
Analyst upside
Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.
+22.1%
Last EPS surprise
Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.
+32%
Market cap$12.92B

The AI research card

Independent qualitative review of each pick before the order is placed.

Summary

Vicor designs and manufactures power management and thermal management semiconductors for high-performance computing, data centers, and AI infrastructure.

Rationale

56% forward revenue growth with 37.9% net margins and 5.9% margin expansion directly aligns with AI power/thermal infrastructure tailwinds, supported by 31.5% last EPS surprise and minimal leverage (0.08x debt-to-FCF).

Material risks

  • 1Concentrated customer base exposure to hyperscaler capex cycles; demand destruction if AI infrastructure spending decelerates or shifts to in-house solutions.
  • 2High valuation embedded in 22% analyst upside and 1.25x solver score leaves limited margin for execution misses or competitive pressure from larger analog chipmakers.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Proceed
Gemini
Error