Rambus Inc

The global semiconductor IP market is projected to reach $18.64 billion by 2032, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10.2% from 2026, according to a new report from ResearchAndMarkets.com. The market was valued at an estimated $9.30 billion in 2025. Security IP is expected to be the fastest-growing design IP segment, while hard IP is projected to outpace soft IP, and the RISC-V architecture is positioned for the fastest growth. Asia Pacific is forecast to remain the fastest-growing regional market, driven by investments in semiconductor self-sufficiency and expanding chip design ecosystems. Key players profiled include Arm, Synopsys, Cadence, Rambus, Alphawave Semi, and SiFive.

Rambus guided third-quarter revenue to between $210 million and $216 million and non-GAAP earnings per share to between $0.75 and $0.82, following a record second quarter in which revenue reached $207.4 million and non-GAAP EPS hit $0.77. CEO Luc Seraphin said product revenue rose 22% year-over-year to a record $99 million and expects another quarter of double-digit growth in Q3, driven by DDR5 RCD leadership and new products. The company also announced a reporting change to focus solely on ASC 606 revenue, as the difference between royalties revenue and licensing billing is now minimal. Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $825 million at quarter-end, with free cash flow of $49 million. Management flagged ongoing supply-chain tightness and lengthening lead times, while noting that a material contribution from MRDIMM is not expected until 2027.

Rambus reported quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.71 per share and marking an 8.45% earnings surprise. Revenue came in at $207.39 million, beating the consensus estimate by 4.27% and up from $170 million a year ago. The company has now topped consensus EPS estimates three times in the last four quarters. Shares have gained about 4.5% year-to-date, underperforming the S&P 500's 8.3% advance.

Several companies made notable after-hours moves following their latest earnings reports. Cadence Design Systems rose more than 4% after posting second-quarter adjusted earnings of $2.11 per share, beating the LSEG consensus of $2.05, while revenue of $1.58 billion met expectations. Rambus edged higher after reporting adjusted earnings of 77 cents per share on revenue of $207 million, exceeding analyst estimates of 72 cents and $198 million. Welltower jumped 4% after the senior housing real estate investment trust raised its full-year normalized funds from operations guidance to a range of $6.36 to $6.44 per share, above the FactSet consensus of $6.30. Universal Health Services dropped more than 4% after lowering its full-year adjusted earnings guidance to between $22.28 and $23.65 per share, down from a prior range of $22.64 to $24.52. Happen, the bank formerly known as LendingClub, advanced 4% after issuing full-year earnings guidance of $1.80 to $1.90 per share, surpassing the FactSet consensus of $1.74, and projecting loan originations of $12.2 billion to $12.6 billion. F5 gained nearly 2% after third-quarter adjusted earnings of $4.73 per share on revenue of $865 million topped the LSEG consensus of $4 per share and $388 million. Cincinnati Financial lost almost 4% after operating earnings of $1.43 per share missed the FactSet consensus of $1.84, and net premiums of $2.64 billion came in slightly below the expected $2.66 billion. Nucor dipped 1% despite beating second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, with the stock already up more than 50% year to date. Principal Financial Group fell 3% even though operating earnings of $2.42 per share exceeded the FactSet consensus of $2.34, as the stock had already risen more than 25% this year.

Rambus reported record quarterly revenue of $207.4 million for the second quarter of 2026, a 20% increase year over year and above its guidance range. Product revenue reached a record $99.2 million, up 13% sequentially and 22% from a year ago, while royalties contributed $84.2 million and contract and other revenue added $24.0 million. GAAP diluted earnings per share came in at $0.61, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.77, also exceeding the company's guidance. Cash from operations was $61.2 million, and total cash, equivalents, and marketable securities stood at $824.9 million at quarter-end. For the third quarter, Rambus expects total revenue between $210 million and $216 million, with product revenue of $110 million to $116 million, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.75 to $0.82.

Rambus holds a buy rating and a 12-month price target of $108.43 from 24/7 Wall St., implying 5.38% upside from the current $102.89, even after shares fell 28% from their June peak. The memory interface specialist reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $180.19 million, up 8.12% year over year, with product revenue climbing 15%, while non-GAAP earnings per share came in at $0.63. CEO Luc Seraphin highlighted that growth in AI inference and agentic workloads is driving demand for higher memory bandwidth, and the bull case sees a potential rise to $173.05, supported by leadership in DDR5 registered clock drivers, HBM4E memory controller IP, and the LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 chipset for next-generation AI servers. Risks include a slip in royalty revenue to $69.64 million from $74 million a year ago, margin compression, and insider selling, but the firm’s forward price-to-earnings ratio of 24 compares favorably to Astera Labs’ 283, while Marvell’s hyperscaler demand signals a tailwind for Rambus royalties.

Rambus reported an 8% year-over-year increase in overall revenue in its most recent quarter, driven by a 15% jump in product revenue that includes its high-performance memory chipsets used in AI data centers. The company forecast product revenue of $98 million for the second quarter, implying 11% sequential growth from the $88 million recorded in the first quarter. CEO Luc Seraphin highlighted the growth of AI inference and agentic workloads as key long-term drivers, with Grand View Research projecting a 17.5% compound annual growth rate for the AI inference market and 46.2% for the agentic AI market through 2030. Rambus has a market capitalization of $13 billion and its stock has risen 25% year to date, while more than quintupling over the past five years.

Tradr ETFs announced it expects to launch five single-stock leveraged ETFs on Wednesday, July 1. The Cboe-listed funds will seek to deliver two times the daily performance of their underlying stocks, covering Ciena Corporation, Quantinuum Inc., Rambus Inc., Tower Semiconductor Ltd., and TTM Technologies, Inc. The new ETFs are designed for sophisticated investors and professional traders seeking short-term leveraged exposure.

Three semiconductor stocks—Rambus, Lam Research, and Teradyne—are positioned to benefit from the ongoing AI-driven memory supercycle without the extreme price surges seen in other memory names. Rambus, which makes high-end memory interface chips and licenses silicon IP, is expected to grow earnings by over 19% annually over the next three to five years, though it trades at 48 times 2026 earnings estimates. Lam Research, a supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, derived approximately 39% of its systems revenue from memory in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and is projected to grow earnings at an annualized rate of 21%. Teradyne, which sells testing systems for chipmakers, saw revenue jump 87% year over year in the first quarter of 2026, with AI driving roughly 70% of that revenue, and analysts forecast earnings growth averaging 34% annually over the next three to five years.