CRUS vs. RMBS, MTSI, POWI, SLAB, DIOD, SMTC, LSCC, AMBA, MXL, and SPWR
Should you be buying Cirrus Logic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cirrus Logic include Rambus (RMBS), MACOM Technology Solutions (MTSI), Power Integrations (POWI), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Diodes (DIOD), Semtech (SMTC), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Ambarella (AMBA), MaxLinear (MXL), and SunPower (SPWR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors" industry.
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) and Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rambus has a net margin of 78.14% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of 15.35%. Rambus' return on equity of 16.99% beat Cirrus Logic's return on equity.
Cirrus Logic received 367 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote.
Cirrus Logic currently has a consensus price target of $107.86, indicating a potential downside of 1.97%. Rambus has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.00%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rambus is more favorable than Cirrus Logic.
Rambus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cirrus Logic. Rambus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cirrus Logic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Cirrus Logic had 10 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cirrus Logic and 9 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Cirrus Logic's score of 0.26 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cirrus Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Rambus beats Cirrus Logic on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRUS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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