Rubicon Technology (RBCN) Competitors

Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials has a consensus target price of $199.48, indicating a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Applied Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Does the media prefer RBCN or AMAT?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 112 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for Applied Materials and 0 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rubicon Technology	Neutral
Applied Materials	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials received 1676 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.01% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 45.31% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 45.31%	Underperform Votes 315 54.69%
Applied Materials	Outperform Votes 1937 72.01%	Underperform Votes 753 27.99%

Is RBCN or AMAT more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 22.95% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 39.50% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%
Applied Materials	22.95%	39.50%	22.12%

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

0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Rubicon Technology. Rubicon Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, 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
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	1.34	-$10K	$0.19	11.53
Applied Materials	$28.09B	4.69	$7.18B	$8.22	19.71

Which has more volatility and risk, RBCN or AMAT?

Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RBCN or AMAT a better dividend stock?

Rubicon Technology pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 502.3%. Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Rubicon Technology pays out 5,789.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Applied Materials pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Rubicon Technology on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.