Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, RMBS or SITM?

Rambus has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RMBS or SITM?

In the previous week, Rambus had 3 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rambus and 8 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Rambus' score of 0.75 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rambus	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SiTime	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RMBS or SITM?

Rambus presently has a consensus target price of $77.75, suggesting a potential upside of 95.45%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.30%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rambus is more favorable than SiTime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RMBS or SITM?

Rambus received 284 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.52% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 61.61% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rambus	Outperform Votes 390 61.61%	Underperform Votes 243 38.39%
SiTime	Outperform Votes 106 67.52%	Underperform Votes 51 32.48%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RMBS or SITM?

88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RMBS or SITM?

Rambus has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime 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	$477.53M	8.98	$333.90M	$3.27	12.17
SiTime	$143.99M	23.81	-$80.54M	-$4.13	-35.89

Is RMBS or SITM more profitable?

Rambus has a net margin of 48.31% compared to SiTime's net margin of -60.46%. Rambus' return on equity of 16.74% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rambus	48.31%	16.74%	13.70%
SiTime	-60.46%	-10.53%	-8.40%

Summary

Rambus beats SiTime on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.