GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) versus Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) Head-To-Head Contrast

GCT Semiconductor (NYSE:GCTS) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

GCT Semiconductor has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atomera has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.1% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of GCT Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Atomera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares GCT Semiconductor and Atomera”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCT Semiconductor	$4.29 million	37.04	-$43.37 million	($0.81)	-2.16
Atomera	$60,000.00	2,884.64	-$20.17 million	($0.65)	-6.88

Atomera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GCT Semiconductor. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCT Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares GCT Semiconductor and Atomera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCT Semiconductor	-1,078.51%	N/A	-231.58%
Atomera	N/A	-84.79%	-75.99%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for GCT Semiconductor and Atomera, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCT Semiconductor	2	0	2	0	2.00
Atomera	1	0	0	0	1.00

GCT Semiconductor currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.34%. Given GCT Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe GCT Semiconductor is more favorable than Atomera.

Summary

Atomera beats GCT Semiconductor on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GCT Semiconductor

GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc., operates as a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets integrated circuits for the wireless semiconductor industry. The company provides RF and modem chipsets based on 4G LTE technology, including 4G LTE, 4.5G LTE Advanced, and 4.75G LTE Advanced-Pro. It also develops and sells cellular IoT chipsets for low-speed mobile networks such as eMTC/NB-IOT/Sigfox, and other network protocols; and 5G solutions. Its products and solutions are used in smartphones, tablets, hotspots, CPEs, USB dongles, routers, and M2M applications. The company sells its products directly or indirectly through distributors to original equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers primarily in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan, Europe, North America and South America. The company was formerly known as Global Communication Technology, Inc. GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Atomera

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.