Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FSLR or RMBS?

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
First Solar	$4.26B	4.28	$830.78M	$11.76	14.45
Rambus	$605.42M	10.98	$179.82M	$1.92	32.25

Do analysts prefer FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar currently has a consensus target price of $229.19, suggesting a potential upside of 34.86%. Rambus has a consensus target price of $75.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.13%. Given First Solar's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Rambus.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSLR or RMBS?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or RMBS?

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

Is FSLR or RMBS 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
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Rambus	32.31%	17.47%	14.45%

Does the media prefer FSLR or RMBS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 17 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for First Solar and 11 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat First Solar's score of 0.86 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or RMBS?

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

Summary

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