Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SITM or RMBS?

In the previous week, SiTime had 7 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SiTime and 4 mentions for Rambus. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Rambus' score of 0.96 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiTime	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend SITM or RMBS?

SiTime presently has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.90%. Rambus has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.93%. Given SiTime's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rambus is more favorable than SiTime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiTime	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SITM or RMBS?

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
SiTime	$138.67M	20.82	-$80.54M	-$4.13	-30.57
Rambus	$461.12M	12.90	$333.90M	$3.27	16.88

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

84.3% of SiTime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of SiTime shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SITM or RMBS more profitable?

Rambus has a net margin of 78.14% compared to Rambus' net margin of -66.88%. SiTime's return on equity of 16.99% beat Rambus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiTime	-66.88%	-11.29%	-9.41%
Rambus	78.14%	16.99%	13.98%

Which has more volatility and risk, SITM or RMBS?

SiTime has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SITM or RMBS?

Rambus received 284 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.97% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SiTime	Outperform Votes 104 67.97%	Underperform Votes 49 32.03%
Rambus	Outperform Votes 388 61.49%	Underperform Votes 243 38.51%

Summary

Rambus beats SiTime on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.