Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) and First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.

Is RMBS or FSLR more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Rambus' net margin of 32.31%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Rambus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rambus	32.31%	17.47%	14.45%
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, RMBS or FSLR?

Rambus has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Solar has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RMBS or FSLR?

In the previous week, First Solar had 20 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for First Solar and 12 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat First Solar's score of 0.55 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rambus	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Solar	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RMBS or FSLR?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Rambus. First Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rambus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rambus	$605.42M	10.86	$179.82M	$1.92	31.88
First Solar	$4.26B	4.23	$830.78M	$11.76	14.27

Do analysts prefer RMBS or FSLR?

Rambus currently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.53%. First Solar has a consensus target price of $229.19, indicating a potential upside of 36.54%. Given First Solar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Rambus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
First Solar	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RMBS or FSLR?

First Solar received 777 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.90% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote while only 56.79% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rambus	Outperform Votes 403 61.90%	Underperform Votes 248 38.10%
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1180 56.79%	Underperform Votes 898 43.21%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RMBS or FSLR?

88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Solar beats Rambus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.