Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors $1.37 -0.02 (-1.51%) As of 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends REFR vs. EVE, SPKL, SKGR, JYNT, MCAA, FLD, HCVI, RFAI, FSNB, and GPMTShould you be buying Research Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Frontiers include EVe Mobility Acquisition (EVE), Spark I Acquisition (SPKL), SK Growth Opportunities (SKGR), Joint (JYNT), Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (MCAA), FTAC Emerald Acquisition (FLD), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (HCVI), RF Acquisition Corp II (RFAI), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Research Frontiers vs. EVe Mobility Acquisition Spark I Acquisition SK Growth Opportunities Joint Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. FTAC Emerald Acquisition Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI RF Acquisition Corp II Fusion Acquisition Corp. II Granite Point Mortgage Trust EVe Mobility Acquisition (NYSE:EVE) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts prefer EVE or REFR? EVe Mobility Acquisition currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 55.62%. Given EVe Mobility Acquisition's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe EVe Mobility Acquisition is more favorable than Research Frontiers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score EVe Mobility Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Research Frontiers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is EVE or REFR more profitable? EVe Mobility Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -80.60%. EVe Mobility Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EVe Mobility AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A Research Frontiers -80.60%-38.15%-34.44% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVE or REFR? Research Frontiers received 143 more outperform votes than EVe Mobility Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave EVe Mobility Acquisition an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Research Frontiers an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEVe Mobility AcquisitionOutperform Votes2100.00% Underperform VotesNo VotesResearch FrontiersOutperform Votes14562.50% Underperform Votes8737.50% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVE or REFR? 11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 57.7% of EVe Mobility Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Research Frontiers 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EVE or REFR? EVe Mobility Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Research Frontiers. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEVe Mobility AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AResearch Frontiers$910K50.46-$1.91M-$0.03-45.67 Does the media prefer EVE or REFR? In the previous week, EVe Mobility Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Research Frontiers'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment EVe Mobility Acquisition Neutral Research Frontiers Neutral SummaryEVe Mobility Acquisition beats Research Frontiers on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Research Frontiers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REFR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart REFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricResearch FrontiersPatent owners & lessors IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$46.62M$1.07B$26.93B$9.15BDividend YieldN/A5.28%2.74%3.85%P/E Ratio-45.675.0444.8819.00Price / Sales50.46296.682,569.8576.30Price / CashN/A12.5735.0334.83Price / Book13.703.176.814.62Net Income-$1.91M$7.52M$732.51M$245.85M7 Day Performance-4.86%-4.95%-2.04%-2.68%1 Month Performance-14.91%6.76%-0.09%-2.19%1 Year Performance41.24%14.50%20.00%12.84% Research Frontiers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)REFRResearch FrontiersN/A$1.37-1.5%N/A+37.0%$46.62M$910,000.00-45.676EVEEVe Mobility AcquisitionN/A$11.27flat$5.00-55.6%N/A$175.77MN/A0.004SPKLSpark I AcquisitionN/A$10.70flatN/A+4.8%$175.72MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageSKGRSK Growth OpportunitiesN/A$11.65-0.1%N/A+4.8%$174.44MN/A52.96N/AJYNTJoint4.0282 of 5 stars$11.54+1.3%$17.50+51.6%+12.8%$172.92M$120.80M-10.12320News CoveragePositive NewsMCAAMountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.N/A$11.39flatN/AN/A$160.94MN/A0.002,021FLDFTAC Emerald AcquisitionN/A$11.10flatN/AN/A$159.29MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHCVIHennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIN/A$10.74+0.2%N/A+3.5%$157.16MN/A-10.033News CoverageRFAIRF Acquisition Corp IIN/A$10.27flatN/AN/A$154.15MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageFSNBFusion Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.49flatN/AN/A$154.10MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeGPMTGranite Point Mortgage Trust2.9282 of 5 stars$3.05+1.8%$4.58+50.5%-38.7%$152.12M$47.59M-0.7930Analyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EVe Mobility Acquisition Alternatives Spark I Acquisition Alternatives SK Growth Opportunities Alternatives Joint Alternatives Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. Alternatives FTAC Emerald Acquisition Alternatives Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI Alternatives RF Acquisition Corp II Alternatives Fusion Acquisition Corp. 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