Rubicon Technology (RBCN) Competitors

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) and Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LRCX or RBCN?

Lam Research has higher revenue and earnings than Rubicon Technology. Rubicon Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lam Research, 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
Lam Research	$18.44B	8.99	$5.36B	$4.16	31.58
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	2.56	-$10K	-$0.17	-24.59

Which has more volatility and risk, LRCX or RBCN?

Lam Research has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LRCX or RBCN more profitable?

Lam Research has a net margin of 29.07% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. Lam Research's return on equity of 58.17% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lam Research	29.07%	58.17%	26.42%
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%

Is LRCX or RBCN a better dividend stock?

Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Rubicon Technology pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 263.2%. Lam Research pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rubicon Technology pays out -6,470.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lam Research has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Rubicon Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LRCX or RBCN?

84.6% of Lam Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LRCX or RBCN?

In the previous week, Lam Research had 65 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Lam Research and 0 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lam Research	Positive
Rubicon Technology	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LRCX or RBCN?

Lam Research presently has a consensus price target of $121.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.89%. Given Lam Research's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lam Research is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lam Research	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Lam Research beats Rubicon Technology on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.