Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II (NYSE:PRPB) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRPB or REFR?

Research Frontiers received 144 more outperform votes than CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Research Frontiers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Research Frontiers	Outperform Votes 145 62.50%	Underperform Votes 87 37.50%

Which has better earnings and valuation, PRPB or REFR?

Research Frontiers has higher revenue and earnings than CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II	N/A	N/A	-$2.70M	N/A	N/A
Research Frontiers	$1.34M	25.70	-$1.91M	-$0.03	-34.00

Does the media favor PRPB or REFR?

In the previous week, CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II had 2 more articles in the media than Research Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II and 0 mentions for Research Frontiers. CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Research Frontiers'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II	Neutral
Research Frontiers	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PRPB or REFR?

11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PRPB or REFR?

CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Frontiers has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRPB or REFR more profitable?

CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -80.60%. CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II's return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II	N/A	N/A	-1.58%
Research Frontiers	-80.60%	-38.15%	-34.44%

Summary

Research Frontiers beats CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.