Atomera (ATOM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Atomera Incorporated engages in the developing, commercializing, and licensing proprietary processes and technologies for the semiconductor industry in North America and the Asia Pacific. The company's lead technology is the Mears Silicon Technology, a thin film of reengineered silicon that can be applied as a transistor channel enhancement to CMOS-type transistors. Its customers include foundries, integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and electronic design automation companies. The company was formerly known as Mears Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Atomera Incorporated in January 2016. Atomera Incorporated was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.66 to $14.55
• 50-Day Range: $3.32 to $14.27
• 52-Week Range: $2.31 to $14.55
• Volume: 1.97 million shs
• Average Volume: 290,420 shs
• Market Capitalization: $410.66 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Atomera Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Atomera scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 637th out of 658 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Atomera has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Atomera has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Atomera is -20.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Atomera is -20.39, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Atomera has a P/B Ratio of 20.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.44% of the outstanding shares of Atomera have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Atomera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atomera has recently increased by 8.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Atomera does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Atomera does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.44% of the outstanding shares of Atomera have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Atomera has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atomera has recently increased by 8.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Atomera has a news sentiment score of 0.68. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Atomera this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

18 people have searched for ATOM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Atomera to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Atomera insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,017.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.00% of the stock of Atomera is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 30.79% of the stock of Atomera is held by institutions.

ATOM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ATOM shares performed this year?

Atomera's stock was trading at $7.01 at the start of the year. Since then, ATOM shares have increased by 103.6% and is now trading at $14.27.
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How were Atomera's earnings last quarter?

Atomera Incorporated (NASDAQ:ATOM) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The technology company reported ($0.16) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.01. The technology company had revenue of $0.07 million for the quarter. Atomera had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 104.98% and a negative net margin of 2,773.11%.

Who are Atomera's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Atomera include Geode Capital Management LLC (1.07%), Quantum Private Wealth LLC (1.09%), Bard Associates Inc. (0.59%) and Hilltop Holdings Inc. (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott A Bibaud, John Gerber, Robert J Mears, Francis Laurencio and Jeffrey A Lewis.
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How do I buy shares of Atomera?

Shares of ATOM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Atomera own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Atomera investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), NIO (NIO), Micron Technology (MU), Energy Transfer (ET) and Nokia Oyj (NOK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2024
• Today: 12/27/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & related devices
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ATOM
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ATMR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1420520
• Web: www.atomera.com
• Phone: (408) 442-5248
• Fax: 408-560-9556
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $7.00
• High Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -50.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.70)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-19,790,000.00
• Net Margins: -2,773.11%
• Pretax Margin: -2,773.11%
• Return on Equity: -104.98%
• Return on Assets: -82.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 5.25
• Quick Ratio: 5.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $662,000.00
• Price / Sales: 620.34
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.70 per share
• Price / Book: 20.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,778,000
• Free Float: 25,037,000
• Market Cap: $410.66 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.58