Institutional ticker directory tracking stock mentions, long/short ideas, and high-conviction pitches extracted from quarterly hedge fund letters.
| Ticker | Company | Sector | Industry | Pitches | Stance |
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| Fund / Manager | Thesis Excerpt | Stance | Period / Date | Action |
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Kathmandu Capital Brent Jackson | “Over the past quarter, we added Vicor, a leading U.S. designer and manufacturer of high-performance power modules, as a core position. Vicor is positioned to benefit from rising AI-driven power requirements and the transition toward HVDC architectures. Despite this, Vicor remains a misunderstood small-cap company with limited Wall Street coverage. We believe company guidance and street consensus are way too conservative and Vicor is a multi-bagger set to capture a multi-year tailwind. Vicor is the gold standard in “last-inch” 48V-to-sub-1V vertical power delivery, enabling high-current conversion near the XPU to minimize I²R losses, heat, and EMI while sustaining high efficiency. Vicor's differentiated architecture and industry-leading technology have enabled long-standing relationships with key AI players. In the second half of 2025, Vicor has completed qualification for a lead customer's next-generation platform, which we believe to be Nvidia, and we believe Google is likely to follow suit, along with two additional tier-one OEMs, as management has disclosed. We believe Vicor is on the cusp of adding more customers as the industry leader in the last mile HVDC power delivery. These programs represent discrete, multi-year revenue opportunities that have yet to be reflected in consensus expectations. Beyond revenue upside, Vicor offers meaningful margin expansion opportunity. Historically, the company's hardware business has generated 40–50% gross margins. As the newly ramped facility comes online, we expect hardware margins post vertical integration to move materially higher. Additionally, Vicor is actively scaling its IP licensing business, which has already reached a meaningful run rate. Management is guiding toward a $200 million annual licensing run rate by 2027 to 2028, which we view as conservative. Taken together, customer wins, expanded production capacity, and IP monetization make Vicor's long-term targets of $1B in revenue and 65% corporate margins appear conservative. BSD Analysis: Vicor designs high-performance power modules essential for AI servers, advanced computing, and aerospace systems. As power density requirements increase, Vicor's technology becomes more critical. Customer concentration is high, but design wins are sticky once embedded. Revenue can be lumpy due to program timing. Gross margins are strong because alternatives are limited. Execution consistency remains the main challenge. Vicor is a niche semiconductor play with real AI leverage.” | BULL | Q4 2025 Jan 11, 2026 | View Pitch |
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