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 profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher 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	$3.32B	6.22	$830.78M	$11.61	16.61
Rambus	$461.12M	14.31	$333.90M	$1.61	38.46

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar received 748 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.91% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote while only 56.25% of users gave First Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Solar	Outperform Votes 1143 56.25%	Underperform Votes 889 43.75%
Rambus	Outperform Votes 395 61.91%	Underperform Votes 243 38.09%

Which has more volatility and risk, FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FSLR or RMBS?

In the previous week, First Solar had 26 more articles in the media than Rambus. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for First Solar and 6 mentions for Rambus. Rambus' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat First Solar's score of 0.76 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	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FSLR or RMBS?

First Solar currently has a consensus price target of $277.75, indicating a potential upside of 44.00%. Rambus has a consensus price target of $74.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.59%. Given First Solar's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rambus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Summary

First Solar beats Rambus on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.