RBCN vs. AMAT, LRCX, KLAC, ENTG, ONTO, MKSI, AMKR, AEIS, FORM, and ACLS
Should you be buying Rubicon Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rubicon Technology include Applied Materials (AMAT), Lam Research (LRCX), KLA (KLAC), Entegris (ENTG), Onto Innovation (ONTO), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Rubicon Technology vs.
Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $215.38, indicating a potential upside of 25.24%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Rubicon Technology.
Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Applied Materials received 1662 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.94% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 46.19% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.
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.
Applied Materials has a net margin of 22.95% compared to Rubicon Technology's net margin of -29.90%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 39.50% beat Rubicon Technology's return on equity.
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, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Applied Materials had 62 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Applied Materials and 1 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Applied Materials beats Rubicon Technology on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RBCN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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