Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) and Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media prefer FSLR or RMBS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 37 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for First Solar and 8 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat First Solar's score of 0.63 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	20 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Rambus. First Solar 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
First Solar	$4.21B	3.23	$830.78M	$12.01	10.56
Rambus	$556.62M	9.16	$179.82M	$1.66	28.60

Is FSLR or RMBS more profitable?

First Solar has a net margin of 32.41% compared to Rambus' net margin of 32.31%. First Solar's return on equity of 17.56% beat Rambus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Solar	32.41%	17.56%	11.46%
Rambus	32.31%	17.47%	14.45%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSLR or RMBS?

92.1% of First Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of First Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar presently has a consensus price target of $251.63, indicating a potential upside of 98.41%. Rambus has a consensus price target of $76.71, indicating a potential upside of 61.61%. Given First Solar's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Solar is more favorable than Rambus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar received 764 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.92% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1164 56.61%	Underperform Votes 892 43.39%
Rambus	Outperform Votes 400 61.92%	Underperform Votes 246 38.08%

Summary

First Solar beats Rambus on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.