Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) and RF Acquisition Corp II (NASDAQ:RFAI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor REFR or RFAI?

In the previous week, RF Acquisition Corp II had 1 more articles in the media than Research Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for RF Acquisition Corp II and 0 mentions for Research Frontiers. RF Acquisition Corp II's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Research Frontiers' score of -0.55 indicating that RF Acquisition Corp II is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Research Frontiers	Negative
RF Acquisition Corp II	Very Positive

Is REFR or RFAI more profitable?

RF Acquisition Corp II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -80.60%. RF Acquisition Corp II's return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Research Frontiers	-80.60%	-38.15%	-34.44%
RF Acquisition Corp II	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, REFR or RFAI?

RF Acquisition Corp II has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Research Frontiers.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Research Frontiers	$1.34M	28.47	-$1.91M	-$0.03	-37.67
RF Acquisition Corp II	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REFR or RFAI?

Research Frontiers received 145 more outperform votes than RF Acquisition Corp II when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Research Frontiers	Outperform Votes 145 62.50%	Underperform Votes 87 37.50%
RF Acquisition Corp II	N/A	N/A

Summary

RF Acquisition Corp II beats Research Frontiers on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.