FTC Solar (FTCI) Competitors

FTC Solar (NASDAQ:FTCI) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer FTCI or ATOM?

In the previous week, FTC Solar had 1 more articles in the media than Atomera. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FTC Solar and 1 mentions for Atomera. FTC Solar's average media sentiment score of 1.89 equaled Atomera'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FTC Solar	Very Positive
Atomera	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FTCI or ATOM?

Atomera received 117 more outperform votes than FTC Solar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.18% of users gave Atomera an outperform vote while only 45.16% of users gave FTC Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTC Solar	Outperform Votes 28 45.16%	Underperform Votes 34 54.84%
Atomera	Outperform Votes 145 59.18%	Underperform Votes 100 40.82%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FTCI or ATOM?

Atomera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTC Solar. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTC Solar, 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
FTC Solar	$57.35M	0.65	-$50.29M	-$3.80	-0.77
Atomera	$135K	1,134.07	-$18.43M	-$0.68	-7.82

Is FTCI or ATOM more profitable?

FTC Solar has a net margin of -82.90% compared to Atomera's net margin of -13,655.55%. FTC Solar's return on equity of -98.67% beat Atomera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTC Solar	-82.90%	-98.67%	-44.11%
Atomera	-13,655.55%	-106.81%	-85.16%

Which has more volatility & risk, FTCI or ATOM?

FTC Solar has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atomera has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FTCI or ATOM?

45.4% of FTC Solar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Atomera shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of FTC Solar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Atomera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FTCI or ATOM?

FTC Solar currently has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential upside of 179.21%. Atomera has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. Given FTC Solar's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FTC Solar is more favorable than Atomera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTC Solar	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Atomera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

FTC Solar beats Atomera on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.