Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR – Get Free Report) and American Battery Technology (NASDAQ:ABAT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Research Frontiers and American Battery Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Research Frontiers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| American Battery Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
American Battery Technology has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 67.60%. Given American Battery Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Battery Technology is more favorable than Research Frontiers.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Research Frontiers | -343.47% | -159.20% | -84.93% |
| American Battery Technology | -390.48% | -63.85% | -59.33% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Research Frontiers and American Battery Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Research Frontiers | $1.12 million | 24.06 | -$2.05 million | ($0.07) | -11.04 |
| American Battery Technology | $16.28 million | 29.99 | -$46.76 million | ($0.52) | -6.88 |
Research Frontiers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Battery Technology. Research Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Battery Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Research Frontiers has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Battery Technology has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of American Battery Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Research Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of American Battery Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
American Battery Technology beats Research Frontiers on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Research Frontiers
Research Frontiers Incorporated engages in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light worldwide. It develops and licenses suspended particle device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology to companies that manufacture and market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, and electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, as well as lamination services for and the end-products, such as windows, skylights, and sunroofs. The company's SPD-Smart light-control technology is used in various product applications, including windows, sunshades, skylights, and interior partitions for homes and buildings; automotive windows, sunroofs, sun-visors, sunshades, rear-view mirrors, instrument panels, and navigation systems; aircraft windows; museum display panels, and eyewear products; and flat panel displays for electronic products. It serves architectural, automotive, marine, and aerospace and appliance applications. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Woodbury, New York.
About American Battery Technology
American Battery Technology Company operates as a battery materials company. The company explores for resources of battery metals, such as such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese; and develops and commercializes technologies for the extraction of battery metals, as well as commercializes integrated process for the recycling of lithium-ion batteries. The company was formerly known as American Battery Metals Corporation. American Battery Technology Company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada.
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