MTSI vs. RMBS, LSCC, CRUS, SLAB, POWI, SMTC, DQ, CSIQ, SWKS, and AMKR
Should you be buying MACOM Technology Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MACOM Technology Solutions include Rambus (RMBS), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Cirrus Logic (CRUS), Silicon Laboratories (SLAB), Power Integrations (POWI), Semtech (SMTC), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), and Amkor Technology (AMKR). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) 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 risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Rambus had 9 more articles in the media than MACOM Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rambus and 10 mentions for MACOM Technology Solutions. MACOM Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Rambus' score of 0.39 indicating that MACOM Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
76.1% of MACOM Technology Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of Rambus shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of MACOM Technology Solutions 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
MACOM Technology Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $99.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.63%. Rambus has a consensus target price of $77.75, indicating a potential upside of 43.95%. Given Rambus' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rambus is more favorable than MACOM Technology Solutions.
MACOM Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rambus has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rambus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MACOM Technology Solutions. Rambus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MACOM Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rambus has a net margin of 78.14% compared to MACOM Technology Solutions' net margin of 11.93%. Rambus' return on equity of 16.99% beat MACOM Technology Solutions' return on equity.
MACOM Technology Solutions received 213 more outperform votes than Rambus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.03% of users gave MACOM Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 61.43% of users gave Rambus an outperform vote.
Summary
Rambus beats MACOM Technology Solutions on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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