Rudolph Technologies (NYSE: RTEC) and BTU International (NASDAQ:BTUI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
92.4% of Rudolph Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Rudolph Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Rudolph Technologies and BTU International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Rudolph Technologies | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| BTU International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Rudolph Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.44%. Given Rudolph Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rudolph Technologies is more favorable than BTU International.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Rudolph Technologies and BTU International’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Rudolph Technologies | $239.10 million | 3.27 | $47.07 million | $0.95 | 26.21 |
| BTU International | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Rudolph Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than BTU International.
Profitability
This table compares Rudolph Technologies and BTU International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Rudolph Technologies | 12.62% | 10.33% | 8.45% |
| BTU International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Rudolph Technologies beats BTU International on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
Rudolph Technologies Company Profile
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Rudolph) is engaged in the design, development, manufacture and support of process control defect inspection and metrology, advanced packaging lithography, and data analysis systems and software used by microelectronics device manufacturers. The Company provides process and yield management solutions used in both wafer processing and final manufacturing through a family of standalone systems for macro-defect inspection, lithography, probe card test and analysis, and transparent and opaque thin film measurements. It offers Process Control Business, Lithography Business and Integrated Software Solutions. Rudolph markets and sells products to logic, memory, data storage, flat panel, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) device and packaging manufacturers. Its products include AMX 6000 Series, Explorer Inspection Platform, MetaPULSE System, Wafer Scanner Inspection System, GateWay Software, Yield Optimizer Software and Process Sentinel Software.
BTU International Company Profile
BTU International, Inc. (BTU) is engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing of thermal processing equipment and related process controls for use in the electronics, alternative energy, automotive and other industries. The Company operates as a single business segment called Thermal Processing Capital Equipment. It is engaged in the supply of solder reflow systems used for surface mount applications in printed circuit board assembly. The Company’s thermal processing equipment is used in low temperature curing/encapsulation, hybrid integrated circuit manufacturing, integrated circuit packaging and sealing, and processing multi-chip modules. In addition, the equipment is used for solar cell processing, sintering nuclear fuel for commercial power generation, as well as brazing and the sintering of ceramics and powdered metals. Its alternative energy business addresses two markets, the manufacturing of solar cells and nuclear fuels.
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