Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

Rambus (NASDAQ:RMBS) and SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RMBS or SITM?

88.5% of Rambus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Rambus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, RMBS or SITM?

Rambus has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SiTime has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RMBS or SITM?

In the previous week, Rambus had 6 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Rambus and 6 mentions for SiTime. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat SiTime's score of 0.42 indicating that Rambus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rambus	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SiTime	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RMBS or SITM?

Rambus received 284 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.70% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 61.79% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rambus	Outperform Votes 393 61.79%	Underperform Votes 243 38.21%
SiTime	Outperform Votes 109 67.70%	Underperform Votes 52 32.30%

Which has better valuation & earnings, RMBS or SITM?

Rambus has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime 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
Rambus	$517.75M	10.56	$333.90M	$1.61	31.87
SiTime	$143.99M	31.41	-$80.54M	-$4.14	-46.76

Is RMBS or SITM more profitable?

Rambus has a net margin of 34.03% compared to SiTime's net margin of -53.55%. Rambus' return on equity of 16.80% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rambus	34.03%	16.80%	13.85%
SiTime	-53.55%	-9.89%	-7.56%

Do analysts prefer RMBS or SITM?

Rambus presently has a consensus target price of $71.60, suggesting a potential upside of 39.54%. SiTime has a consensus target price of $196.25, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rambus is more favorable than SiTime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Rambus beats SiTime on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.