MaxLinear (MXL) Competitors

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) and MaxLinear (NASDAQ:MXL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is RMBS or MXL more profitable?

Rambus has a net margin of 48.31% compared to MaxLinear's net margin of -42.38%. Rambus' return on equity of 16.74% beat MaxLinear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rambus	48.31%	16.74%	13.70%
MaxLinear	-42.38%	-12.39%	-7.82%

Does the media prefer RMBS or MXL?

In the previous week, MaxLinear had 15 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for MaxLinear and 5 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat MaxLinear's score of -0.11 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rambus	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MaxLinear	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend RMBS or MXL?

Rambus presently has a consensus target price of $77.75, suggesting a potential upside of 78.74%. MaxLinear has a consensus target price of $23.86, suggesting a potential upside of 60.65%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rambus is more favorable than MaxLinear.

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
MaxLinear	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RMBS or MXL?

MaxLinear received 207 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.72% of users gave MaxLinear 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%
MaxLinear	Outperform Votes 597 72.72%	Underperform Votes 224 27.28%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RMBS or MXL?

Rambus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MaxLinear. MaxLinear 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	$461.12M	10.16	$333.90M	$2.09	20.81
MaxLinear	$693.26M	1.80	-$73.15M	-$2.31	-6.43

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

88.5% of Rambus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of MaxLinear shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Rambus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of MaxLinear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, RMBS or MXL?

Rambus has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MaxLinear has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rambus beats MaxLinear on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.