Rubicon Technology (RBCN) Competitors

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

Is RBCN or AMAT more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 26.41% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 39.26% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%
Applied Materials	26.41%	39.26%	21.92%

Do analysts prefer RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $218.95, suggesting a potential upside of 14.01%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Applied Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the media prefer RBCN or AMAT?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 69 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Applied Materials and 1 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rubicon Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Applied Materials	53 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RBCN or AMAT?

0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, RBCN or AMAT?

Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Rubicon Technology. Rubicon Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Materials, 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
Rubicon Technology	$2M	2.02	-$10K	$0.19	8.95
Applied Materials	$27.18B	5.75	$7.18B	$8.61	22.31

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RBCN or AMAT?

Applied Materials received 1659 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.96% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 46.52% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 46.52%	Underperform Votes 300 53.48%
Applied Materials	Outperform Votes 1920 71.96%	Underperform Votes 748 28.04%

Summary

Applied Materials beats Rubicon Technology on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.