Rambus (RMBS) Competitors

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

Is FSLR or RMBS more profitable?

Rambus has a net margin of 34.03% compared to First Solar's net margin of 32.41%. 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	34.03%	16.80%	13.85%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Rambus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FSLR or RMBS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 7 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for First Solar and 12 mentions for Rambus. First Solar's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Rambus' score of 1.18 indicating that First Solar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Solar	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar received 743 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.91% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote while only 56.20% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1138 56.20%	Underperform Votes 887 43.80%
Rambus	Outperform Votes 395 61.91%	Underperform Votes 243 38.09%

Do analysts recommend FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar currently has a consensus target price of $280.71, indicating a potential upside of 49.10%. Rambus has a consensus target price of $74.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.34%. Given First Solar's higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$3.85B	5.23	$830.78M	$11.61	16.22
Rambus	$517.75M	11.98	$333.90M	$1.61	36.14

Summary

First Solar beats Rambus on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.