Atomera (ATOM) Competitors

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is CLFD or ATOM more profitable?

Clearfield has a net margin of 0.11% compared to Atomera's net margin of -15,555.37%. Clearfield's return on equity of 0.07% beat Atomera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clearfield	0.11%	0.07%	0.06%
Atomera	-15,555.37%	-90.84%	-78.02%

Do analysts rate CLFD or ATOM?

Clearfield presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.79%. Given Clearfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clearfield is more favorable than Atomera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clearfield	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Atomera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CLFD or ATOM?

88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Atomera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CLFD or ATOM?

Clearfield has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atomera has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CLFD or ATOM?

In the previous week, Clearfield had 22 more articles in the media than Atomera. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Clearfield and 2 mentions for Atomera. Atomera's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Clearfield's score of 0.07 indicating that Atomera is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clearfield	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atomera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CLFD or ATOM?

Clearfield has higher revenue and earnings than Atomera. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearfield, 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
Clearfield	$166.71M	2.61	-$12.45M	$0.01	3,150.00
Atomera	$140K	760.02	-$18.43M	-$0.67	-5.04

Summary

Clearfield beats Atomera on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.