SiTime (SITM) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate SITM or RMBS?

SiTime currently has a consensus price target of $196.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.95%. Rambus has a consensus price target of $71.60, indicating a potential upside of 35.22%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rambus is more favorable than SiTime.

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SITM or RMBS?

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
SiTime	$143.99M	33.85	-$80.54M	-$4.14	-50.40
Rambus	$461.12M	12.24	$333.90M	$1.61	32.89

Does the media favor SITM or RMBS?

In the previous week, Rambus had 2 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rambus and 6 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Rambus' score of 0.88 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiTime	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rambus	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SITM or RMBS?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SITM or RMBS?

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

Is SITM or RMBS 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
SiTime	-53.55%	-9.89%	-7.56%
Rambus	34.03%	16.80%	13.85%

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

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

Summary

Rambus beats SiTime on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.