Atomera (ATOM) Competitors

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is PL or ATOM more profitable?

Planet Labs PBC has a net margin of -48.88% compared to Atomera's net margin of -2,773.11%. Planet Labs PBC's return on equity of -24.16% beat Atomera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Planet Labs PBC	-48.88%	-24.16%	-17.73%
Atomera	-2,773.11%	-104.98%	-82.54%

Which has more risk & volatility, PL or ATOM?

Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atomera has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PL or ATOM?

41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Atomera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PL or ATOM?

Atomera received 117 more outperform votes than Planet Labs PBC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.18% of users gave Atomera an outperform vote while only 51.85% of users gave Planet Labs PBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Planet Labs PBC	Outperform Votes 28 51.85%	Underperform Votes 26 48.15%
Atomera	Outperform Votes 145 59.18%	Underperform Votes 100 40.82%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PL or ATOM?

Atomera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Labs PBC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Planet Labs PBC	$220.70M	5.13	-$140.51M	-$0.41	-9.30
Atomera	$662K	375.59	-$19.79M	-$0.70	-12.34

Does the media favor PL or ATOM?

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 14 more articles in the media than Atomera. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 2 mentions for Atomera. Atomera's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.25 indicating that Atomera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Planet Labs PBC	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atomera	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PL or ATOM?

Planet Labs PBC presently has a consensus target price of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. Atomera has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.98%. Given Planet Labs PBC's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than Atomera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Planet Labs PBC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Atomera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Planet Labs PBC beats Atomera on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.