Atomera vs Research Frontiers
ATOM and REFR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATOM and REFR compare
Atomera is the larger company, worth 9.5 times as much as Research Frontiers ($117M against $12.3M).
Atomera grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (476% versus −69.7% for Research Frontiers).
Research Frontiers keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −662% compared with −10429% at Atomera.
Atomera scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 6 for Research Frontiers), 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 | REFR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $117M | $12.3M |
| Share price | $2.99 | $0.353 |
| Change, 1 year | 19.1% | −77.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −89.4% | −83.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.88 | 0.35 |
| Employees | 21 | 5 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 534× | 33.1× (better) |
| P/B | 3.6× (better) | 20.1× |
| FCF yield | −12.8% (better) | −15.1% |
| Fair value | – | $0.159 |
| Margin of safety | – | −122% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 476% (better) | −69.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.95% | 6.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | −29.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −10969% | −670% (better) |
| Net margin | −10429% | −662% (better) |
| FCF margin | −6827% | −500% (better) |
| Return on equity | −88.1% (better) | −233% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −1167% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −1144.0× | – |
| Current ratio | 7.35 (better) | 2.21 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.85 (better) | −90.63 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −26.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −26.7% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.5% | 10.5% |
| Held by insiders | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.1% | 1.2% |
Go deeper
- ATOM stock overview
- ATOM income statement
- ATOM valuation and score
- REFR stock overview
- REFR income statement
- REFR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.