Rubicon Technology (RBCN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMAT or RBCN?

Applied Materials received 1655 more outperform votes than Rubicon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.95% of users gave Applied Materials an outperform vote while only 46.86% of users gave Rubicon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Applied Materials	Outperform Votes 1916 71.95%	Underperform Votes 747 28.05%
Rubicon Technology	Outperform Votes 261 46.86%	Underperform Votes 296 53.14%

Is AMAT or RBCN a better dividend stock?

Applied Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Rubicon Technology pays an annual dividend of $11.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 625.0%. Applied Materials pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rubicon Technology pays out 5,789.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is AMAT or RBCN 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
Applied Materials	26.41%	39.26%	21.92%
Rubicon Technology	-29.90%	-122.29%	-47.56%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMAT or RBCN?

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubicon Technology has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AMAT or RBCN?

Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $220.29, suggesting a potential upside of 34.66%. Given Applied Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Rubicon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer AMAT or RBCN?

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 15 more articles in the media than Rubicon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Applied Materials and 1 mentions for Rubicon Technology. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Rubicon Technology's score of 0.00 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

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

Which has higher 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	4.90	$7.18B	$8.61	19.00
Rubicon Technology	$3.88M	1.08	-$10K	$0.19	9.26

Summary

Applied Materials beats Rubicon Technology on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.