Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

VirnetX (NYSE:VHC) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media favor VHC or REFR?

In the previous week, Research Frontiers had 1 more articles in the media than VirnetX. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Research Frontiers and 0 mentions for VirnetX. VirnetX's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Research Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Research Frontiers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VirnetX	Neutral
Research Frontiers	Positive

Do analysts rate VHC or REFR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VirnetX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Research Frontiers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VHC or REFR?

10.4% of VirnetX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of VirnetX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VHC or REFR?

Research Frontiers has higher revenue and earnings than VirnetX. Research Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VirnetX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VirnetX	$10K	1,935.68	-$27.87M	-$7.76	-0.68
Research Frontiers	$910K	57.09	-$1.91M	-$0.05	-31.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VHC or REFR?

VirnetX received 38 more outperform votes than Research Frontiers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave VirnetX an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Research Frontiers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VirnetX	Outperform Votes 183 62.89%	Underperform Votes 108 37.11%
Research Frontiers	Outperform Votes 145 62.50%	Underperform Votes 87 37.50%

Is VHC or REFR more profitable?

Research Frontiers has a net margin of -210.01% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -374,891.66%. Research Frontiers' return on equity of -42.57% beat VirnetX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VirnetX	-374,891.66%	-42.57%	-32.58%
Research Frontiers	-210.01%	-46.24%	-42.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, VHC or REFR?

VirnetX has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Frontiers has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

VirnetX beats Research Frontiers on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.