Atomera vs Lightwave Logic
ATOM and LWLG side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATOM and LWLG compare
Lightwave Logic is the larger company, worth 4.6 times as much as Atomera ($495M against $107M).
Atomera grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (476% versus 157% for Lightwave Logic).
Lightwave Logic keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −9933% compared with −10429% at Atomera.
Lightwave Logic scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Atomera), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ATOM | LWLG |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $107M | $495M |
| Share price | $2.73 | $3.21 |
| Change, 1 year | 13.8% | −40.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −90.4% | −78.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.86 | 2.29 |
| Employees | 21 | 34 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 487× (better) | 1914× |
| P/B | 3.3× (better) | 5.1× |
| FCF yield | −14.0% | −4.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 476% (better) | 157% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.95% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −29.2% | 98.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | −10969% | −10733% (better) |
| Net margin | −10429% | −9933% (better) |
| FCF margin | −6827% (better) | −8366% |
| Return on equity | −88.1% | −37.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | −286% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −1144.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 7.35 | 60.75 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.77 | 77.44 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −29.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −29.2% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.5% | 37.4% |
| Held by insiders | 5.4% | 3.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M | −$1.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.1% | 20.1% |
Go deeper
- ATOM stock overview
- ATOM income statement
- ATOM valuation and score
- LWLG stock overview
- LWLG income statement
- LWLG valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.