Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM – Get Free Report) and ACM Research (NASDAQ:ACMR – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Atomera and ACM Research, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atomera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| ACM Research | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
ACM Research has a consensus price target of $122.75, indicating a potential upside of 142.83%. Given ACM Research’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ACM Research is more favorable than Atomera.
Profitability
This table compares Atomera and ACM Research’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atomera | -9,742.17% | -77.91% | -70.64% |
| ACM Research | 14.48% | 4.08% | 2.80% |
Risk & Volatility
Atomera has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACM Research has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Atomera and ACM Research”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atomera | $60,000.00 | 1,911.98 | -$20.17 million | ($0.65) | -4.52 |
| ACM Research | $901.31 million | 3.63 | $94.08 million | $2.10 | 24.07 |
ACM Research has higher revenue and earnings than Atomera. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACM Research, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of ACM Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Atomera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of ACM Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
ACM Research beats Atomera on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About ACM Research
ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the SAPS, TEBO, ULTRA C, ULTRA Fn, Ultra ECP, Ultra ECP map, and Ultra ECP ap trademarks through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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