Rubicon Technology (RBCN) Competitors

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

Is AMAT or RBCN more profitable?

Applied Materials has a net margin of 23.88% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 41.31% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Applied Materials	23.88%	41.31%	23.06%
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMAT or RBCN?

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AMAT or RBCN?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 95 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Applied Materials and 5 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.29 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials	46 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rubicon Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMAT or RBCN?

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
Applied Materials	$27.18B	4.80	$7.18B	$8.39	19.37
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	2.66	-$10K	-$0.17	-25.53

Do analysts recommend AMAT or RBCN?

Applied Materials presently has a consensus target price of $193.88, indicating a potential upside of 19.32%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Applied Materials	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMAT or RBCN?

80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Rubicon Technology shares are owned by company 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.

Is AMAT or RBCN a better dividend stock?

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Rubicon Technology pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 253.5%. Applied Materials pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rubicon Technology pays out -6,470.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Materials has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Rubicon Technology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Rubicon Technology on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.